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This is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including illustrative examples for many entries.
A throw is airmailed over the head of San Francisco Giants first baseman Pablo Sandoval.
A throw is airmailed over the head of San Francisco Giants first baseman Pablo Sandoval.
Kevin Pillar (right) beats out a throw to first base.
Kevin Pillar (right) beats out a throw to first base.
A catcher (left) drops to both knees to block the plate from an opposing baserunner during a Japanese high school baseball game
A catcher (left) drops to both knees to block the plate from an opposing baserunner during a Japanese high school baseball game
"Bullpen" can be used to describe the area in which these Tampa Bay Rays relief pitchers are sitting or as a metonym for the pitchers themselves.
"Bullpen" can be used to describe the area in which these Tampa Bay Rays relief pitchers are sitting or as a metonym for the pitchers themselves.
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Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit with a bat. The objective of the offensive team is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called "runs". The objective of the defensive team is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate.
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout hits a home run on a pitch from New York Mets pitcher Tommy Milone on May 21, 2017.
Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout hits a home run on a pitch from New York Mets pitcher Tommy Milone on May 21, 2017.
2013 World Baseball Classic championship match between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, March 20, 2013
2013 World Baseball Classic championship match between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, March 20, 2013
David Ortiz, the batter, awaiting a pitch, with the catcher and umpire
David Ortiz, the batter, awaiting a pitch, with the catcher and umpire
A shortstop tries to tag out a runner who is sliding head first, attempting to reach second base.
A shortstop tries to tag out a runner who is sliding head first, attempting to reach second base.