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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catcher

Sports; Baseball

He is the player whose position is behind home plate and he catches the ball thrown by the pitcher.

change up

Sports; Baseball

This pitch is thrown in such a way that the batter thinks the pitch is moving faster than it really is and the batter swings too soon. The pitchers arm motion makes the pitch deceiving.

check swing

Sports; Baseball

A half swing at a pitch where the batter is able to stop the swing before they fully extend their wrist. If a batter "breaks" his wrist then it is a swing. If the catcher thinks that a batter did ...

choke up

Sports; Baseball

This is when a batter holds the bat further up on the handle then normal. This is often used when bunting the ball.

closer

Sports; Baseball

This is a pitcher who comes into the game in the 8th or 9th inning when his team his leading to close out the game to try and get the win. Also known as Closing Pitcher.

closing pitcher

Sports; Baseball

See Closer.

club

Sports; Baseball

This refers to the franchise of the baseball team. The club is a person or group of persons responsible for putting the team together, the team personnel, players and coaches. The club provides the ...