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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passed ball

Sports; Baseball

This is win the catcher is unable to catch a pitch and the base runner(s) are able to move up a base or maybe even to score a run. When a batter swings and it is strike 3, and the catcher does not ...

penalty

Sports; Baseball

This is the application of these rules following an illegal act.

out

Sports; Baseball

When the defensive team puts out an offensive player this means that he was not successful in reaching base. Each team gets three outs during its time at bat during an inning. After they have three ...

outfield

Sports; Baseball

The area that is all grass that starts at the edge of the infield and is in-between the first and third base lines. This is where the outfielders play.

opposite field

Sports; Baseball

A ball hit to the opposite field means that a hitter has been able to hit the ball to a field opposite of the way he bats, i.e. a right handed batter hits a ball to left field.