Baseball

Baseball

A database of terms that relate to the sport of baseball, a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a 90-foot diamond.

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in flight

Sports; Baseball

This describes a batted, thrown, or pitched ball that has not yet touched the ground or some other object other than a fielder. You hardly ever hear this.

infield

Sports; Baseball

The area of the field that includes home plate, the pitchers mound and first, second and third base. The outer limit of the infield is the grass that runs behind the three bases. The grass is the ...

infield fly rule

Sports; Baseball

No one really understands the Infield Fly rule, but we will try and explain it as best we can. An Infield Fly is a fair fly ball (not including a line drive or an attempted bunt) that can be caught ...

infielder

Sports; Baseball

This is a player who plays a position in the infield.

inning

Sports; Baseball

An inning is that part of a game within which the teams alternate on offense and defense and in which there are three putouts for each team. Each team's time at bat is a half inning. There are 9 ...

in jeopardy

Sports; Baseball

This term means that the ball is in play and an offensive player may be put out. You hardly ever hear this, either.

interference

Sports; Baseball

Offensive interference happens when the team at bat interferes with, obstructs, impedes, or hampers any fielder attempting to make a play. If the umpire declares the batter, batter runner, or a ...