Spring training has ended and teams are playing their first game of the season. Yes, it’s Baseball time. The time of year where peanuts, 7th inning stretch, and cheering for your team is here. It’s no surprise that Viz Media’s latest manga announcement will be a story about the game of baseball.

Mitsuru Adachi’s Cross Game will be coming to North American readers in online previews starting in May on ShonenSunday.com, otherwise the manga comes out in Fall 2010.

Cross Game is about a boy, Ko, and a family of four sisters and the game of baseball.

“Mitsuru Adachi is a legend in Japan, where his work has been loved by fans for more than 40 years, and we’re honored to bring him to a U.S. audience with the launch of CROSS GAME,” says Andy Nakatani, Editorial Manager, VIZ Media. “Readers can go to our Shonen Sunday web site to get a glimpse of how baseball combined with the drama of adolescence, tragedy and newfound loves produces a truly groundbreaking story.”

ShonenSundays.com has various manga previews and some video as well.