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style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="0–9"><span id="0.E2.80.939"></span>0–9</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 0–9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="0">0</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 0"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>"Oh and ..." See <a href="#count">count</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1">1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The number 1 in baseball refers to the pitcher's position, a shorthand call for throwing to first, a single hit, and a fastball sign. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1-2-3_inning">1-2-3 inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1-2-3 inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An inning in which a pitcher faces only three batters and none safely reaches a base. "Three up, three down."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1-2-3_double_play">1-2-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1-2-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a> in which the pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws home to the catcher (2), who retires a runner advancing from third. The catcher then throws to the first baseman (3) to <a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">force</a> out the batter. These almost always happen with the bases loaded.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1-6-3_double_play">1-6-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1-6-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws to the shortstop (6) to force out a runner advancing to second. The shortstop then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2">2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Catcher (2) gets a "Two!" call for throws to second, a "two-bagger" is a double, and the number 2 signs for a curveball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2–2–2_(2_balls,_2_strikes,_2_outs)"><span id="2.E2.80.932.E2.80.932_.282_balls.2C_2_strikes.2C_2_outs.29"></span>2–2–2 (2 balls, 2 strikes, 2 outs)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2–2–2 (2 balls, 2 strikes, 2 outs)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#deuces_wild">deuces wild</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20–80_scale"><span id="20.E2.80.9380_scale"></span>20–80 scale</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 20–80 scale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>MLB scouts use a 20-80 scale to grade players: 50 is average (MLB level), with 20 being very low and 80 elite. Applies to overall ability & specific skills like hitting or pitching speed.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3">3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first baseman (3) receives throws with shouts of "Three!", nabs runners attempting <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a> ("three-baggers"), and the number 3 might signal a slider from the pitcher. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3-2-3_double_play">3-2-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 3-2-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball and throws to the catcher (2), who retires a runner advancing from third and then throws back to the first baseman to force out the batter. These almost always happen with the <a href="#bases_loaded">bases loaded</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3-6_double_play">3-6 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 3-6 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball, steps on first (to force the batter out), and then throws to the shortstop (6), who tags out a runner. Another possibility is a line drive caught by the first baseman, who throws to the shortstop, who then steps on second base for a second out.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3-6-1_double_play">3-6-1 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 3-6-1 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball and throws to the shortstop (6) to force out a runner at second. The shortstop then throws to the pitcher (1) (who is now covering first because the first baseman was busy fielding the ball) to force out the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3-4-3_double_play">3-4-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 3-4-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball and throws to the second baseman (4) to force out a runner at second. The second baseman then throws back to the first baseman to force out the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3-6-3_double_play">3-6-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 3-6-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball and throws to the shortstop (6) to force out a runner at second. The shortstop then throws back to the first baseman to force out the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4">4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The second baseman, in scorekeeping shorthand.</li> <li>A shout of "Four!" indicates the ball should be thrown to home plate.</li> <li>A "four-bagger" <a href="#four-bagger">is</a> a home run.</li> <li>In the context of pitching, the number<span class="nowrap"> </span>4 is a common sign (and nickname) for a change-up.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4-6-3_double_play">4-6-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 4-6-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The second baseman (4) fields a batted ball and throws to the shortstop (6), who forces out a runner at second and then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="45-foot_line">45-foot line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 45-foot line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The 45-foot line in baseball marks the area a batter-runner must stay in to avoid being called out for interfering when running to first base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="4_wide_ones">4 wide ones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 4 wide ones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Four consecutive pitches <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">deliberately</a> wide of the strike zone. <a href="/wiki/Preacher_Roe" title="Preacher Roe">Preacher Roe</a> summarized this strategy to <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> as "I throw him four wide ones and try to pick him off at first."<sup id="cite_ref-fourwide_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fourwide-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5">5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The third baseman, in scorekeeping shorthand.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5_hole">5 hole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 5 hole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Between a player's legs (the catcher's in particular). From the hockey term for how a puck is advanced past the goalie ("through the five hole").</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5.6_hole">5.6 hole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 5.6 hole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The space between the third baseman (5) and shortstop (6).</dd></dl> <dl><dd>Made famous by perennial batting champion <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Tony Gwynn</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> as his description of where he liked to hit the baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5-4-3_double_play">5-4-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 5-4-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The third baseman (5) fields a batted ball and throws to the second baseman (4) to force out a runner advancing from first. The second baseman then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5-4-3_triple_play">5-4-3 triple play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 5-4-3 triple play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>3rd baseman (5) fields a hard-hit ball and steps on third for a force out on R2 (6), then throws a laser to 2nd Baseman (4) to force out R1 (7) at second. Finally, 2nd Baseman (4) fires the ball to 1st Baseman (3) to complete the double play by retiring the batter (2).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="5-tool_player">5-tool player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 5-tool player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A position player (non-pitcher) like <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Andre Dawson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Duke_Snider" title="Duke Snider">Duke Snider</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Bonavita_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bonavita-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Mookie Betts</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Bonavita_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bonavita-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Acee_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Acee-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who excels at: <ol><li>hitting for <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">average</a></li> <li>hitting for <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Base_running" title="Base running">base running</a></li> <li>throwing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_fielding_positions" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball fielding positions">fielding</a><sup id="cite_ref-Bonavita_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bonavita-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="6">6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The shortstop, in scorekeeping shorthand.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="6-4-3_double_play">6-4-3 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 6-4-3 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The shortstop (6) fields a batted ball and throws to the second baseman (4), who forces out a runner advancing from first and then throws to the first baseman (3) to force out the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="7">7</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: 7"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The leftfielder, in scorekeeping shorthand.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="7-2,_8-2,_or_9-2_double_play"><span id="7-2.2C_8-2.2C_or_9-2_double_play"></span>7-2, 8-2, or 9-2 double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 7-2, 8-2, or 9-2 double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fly ball is caught by an outfielder, and a runner tries to <a href="/wiki/Tag_up" title="Tag up">tag up</a> and score from third but is tagged out by the catcher.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="8">8</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 8"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The centerfielder, in scorekeeping shorthand.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="9">9</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 9"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The rightfielder, in scorekeeping shorthand.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="9_to_0">9 to 0</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: 9 to 0"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The official score of a forfeited game in Major League Baseball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="12–6"><span id="12.E2.80.936"></span>12–6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit 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<dl><dd>Players who hit 30 home runs <i>and</i> steal 30 bases in a single season.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="40-40_club">40-40 club</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: 40-40 club"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/40%E2%80%9340_club" title="40–40 club">40–40 club</a></div> <dl><dd>Players who hit 40 home runs <i>and</i> steal 40 bases in a single season.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="50-50_club">50-50 club</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: 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.den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">60<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> feet between the pitching <a href="#rubber">rubber</a> and <a href="#plate">the plate</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="90_feet">90 feet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: 90 feet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a runner advances one base, he "moves up 90 feet"—the distance between successive bases. A runner on third base is "90 feet away" from scoring.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="A">A</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A-Ball_or_Class_A">A-Ball or Class A</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: A-Ball or Class A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>As of the 2022 season, "Class A" is the lowest grouping of modern affiliated <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league baseball</a>, with sub-categories of "High-A" and "Single-A". "Short-Season A" leagues also existed before 2021. <a href="/wiki/High-A" title="High-A">High-A</a> is divided into three leagues: <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northwest_League" title="Northwest League">Northwest League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a>. <a href="/wiki/Single-A" title="Single-A">Single-A</a> is also divided into three leagues: <a href="/wiki/California_League" title="California League">California League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AA">AA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: AA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>"Double-A" (AA) is the second-highest level of <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league baseball</a> (below AAA), and as of 2022 includes the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%93present)" title="Eastern League (1938–present)">Eastern League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%93present)" title="Southern League (1964–present)">Southern League</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>.</li> <li>"AA" is also the abbreviation for the American Association, which has been the name of numerous professional baseball leagues: <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(19th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Association (19th century)">a short-lived major league</a> of the 19th century, <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1902%E2%80%931997)" title="American Association (1902–1997)">a minor league</a> for much of the 20th century, and an <a href="/wiki/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball" title="American Association of Professional Baseball">independent minor league</a> that became a "Partner League" of Major League Baseball in 2021.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AAA">AAA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: AAA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>"Triple-A" is the highest level of minor league baseball. As of 2022, this level includes the <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AAAA_player">AAAA player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: AAAA player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>"Four-A player" (alternatively, "Quadruple-A player") is a term for a minor-league player who is consistently successful in the high minor leagues (<a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">AAA</a>), but cannot translate that into success at the major-league level. Poor management can be responsible.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "AAAA" may also informally refer to high-quality but unaffiliated foreign baseball leagues outside <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> where play is considered less competitive than in MLB but more competitive than in AAA; this is usually restricted to describing <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">NPB</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-jb_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jb-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-clemmons20110107_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clemmons20110107-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lykos200806_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lykos200806-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="aboard">aboard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: aboard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a runner is <a href="#on-base_percentage_(OBP)">on base</a>. When there are runners safely on base, there are "runners aboard".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ace">ace</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: ace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The best <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> on the team, who is usually first on a pitching rotation.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="advance_a_runner">advance a runner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: advance a runner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To move a runner ahead safely to another base, often the conscious strategy of a team that plays <a href="#small_ball">small ball</a>. If a batter does make an out, his <a href="#plate_appearance">plate appearance</a> will have been less negative if he still got a runner into <a href="#scoring_position">scoring position</a>; in certain situations, batters even <i>deliberately</i> <a href="#sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice</a> themselves.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ahead_in_the_count">ahead in the count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: ahead in the count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A term that signifies whether the batter or pitcher possesses the advantage in an at-bat. If a pitcher has thrown more strikes than balls to a batter in an at-bat, the pitcher is ahead in the count; conversely, if the pitcher has thrown more balls than strikes, the batter is ahead.</li> <li>If the pitcher is ahead in the count, the batter is in increasing danger of striking out. If the batter is ahead, the pitcher is in increasing danger of walking him.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="aim_the_ball">aim the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: aim the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Sometimes when a pitcher tries a bit too carefully to control the location of a pitch, he is said to "aim the ball" instead of throwing it. This is a different meaning of "aim" from the situation in which a pitcher aims a pitch at a batter in an effort to hit him.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="airmail">airmail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: airmail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:6TH_(3592445732).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/6TH_%283592445732%29.jpg/220px-6TH_%283592445732%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/6TH_%283592445732%29.jpg/330px-6TH_%283592445732%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/6TH_%283592445732%29.jpg/440px-6TH_%283592445732%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2988" data-file-height="1992" /></a><figcaption>A throw is airmailed over the head of <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> first baseman <a href="/wiki/Pablo_Sandoval" title="Pablo Sandoval">Pablo Sandoval</a>.</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>Slang for a fielder's errant throw that sails high over the player to whom he intended to throw the ball. For example, if the third baseman were to throw the ball over the first baseman's head and into the stands, he is said to have "airmailed" the throw. "But Chandler airmailed her throw to third into the dugout<span class="nowrap"> </span>..."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="alabaster_blast">alabaster blast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: alabaster blast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Coined by Pittsburgh Pirates announcer Bob Prince, a <a href="#Baltimore_chop">Baltimore chop</a> would bounce higher than normal due to the extraordinarily hard dirt at Forbes Field.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="alley">alley</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: alley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Also "gap" or "<a href="#power_alleys">power alley</a>", the space between the leftfielder and the centerfielder, or the rightfielder and centerfielder. If a batter hits the ball "up the alley" with enough force, he has a stronger chance of advancing beyond first base and being credited with an extra-base hit. Typically, this is an appropriate term for describing a line drive or ground ball; fly balls that hit the wall are not normally described this way.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ambush">ambush</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: ambush"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Swinging at (and especially hitting) the first pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_League_(AL)"><span id="American_League_.28AL.29"></span>American League (AL)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: American League (AL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a></div> <dl><dd>The junior of the two existing <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major Leagues</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_League_Championship_Series_(ALCS)"><span id="American_League_Championship_Series_.28ALCS.29"></span>American League Championship Series (ALCS)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: American League Championship Series (ALCS)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a></div> <dl><dd>The season's final best-of-seven playoff series which determines the American League team that will advance to the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>. The ALCS–like its analog, the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">NLCS</a>–came into being in 1969. The ALCS winner takes the American League <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a> and the title of American League Champion for that season. The winners of the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Division_Series" title="American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a> have met in the ALCS since 1995.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_League_Division_Series_(ALDS)"><span id="American_League_Division_Series_.28ALDS.29"></span>American League Division Series (ALDS)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: American League Division Series (ALDS)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/American_League_Division_Series" title="American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a></div> <dl><dd>The first round of the league playoffs. The winners of the three divisions and the winner of the Wild Card Game are paired off in two best-of-five series, the winners of which advance to the ALCS.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Annie_Oakley">Annie Oakley</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Annie Oakley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A free ticket to attendance at a ballgame or to first base (a "free pass" or "base on balls").</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="appeal_play">appeal play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: appeal play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Appeal_play" title="Appeal play">appeal play</a></div> <dl><dd>A play in which the defense has an opportunity to gain a favorable ruling from an umpire by addressing a mistake by the offense or seeking the input of another umpire. Appeals require the defense to make a verbal appeal to an appropriate umpire, or if the situation being appealed is obvious a player may indicate an appeal with a gesture. The onus is on the defense to make an appeal; umpires will not announce potential appeal situations such as runners failing to touch a base, batting out of order, or unchecked swings until an appeal is made.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arizona_Fall_League_(AFL)"><span id="Arizona_Fall_League_.28AFL.29"></span>Arizona Fall League (AFL)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: Arizona Fall League (AFL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Fall_League" title="Arizona Fall League">Arizona Fall League</a></div> <dl><dd>A short-season minor league in which high-level prospects from all thirty Major League Baseball clubs are organized into six teams on which players have the opportunity to refine and showcase their skills for evaluation by coaches, scouts, and executives. Such teams are referred to as "scout teams" and "taxi squads".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="arm">arm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=59" title="Edit section: arm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A metonym for a pitcher ("A's trade two young arms to Kansas City<span class="nowrap"> </span>...",<sup id="cite_ref-BBAM_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBAM-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "...<span class="nowrap"> </span>Anthopoulos is just stockpiling arms in an attempt to lure a trade<span class="nowrap"> </span>..."<sup id="cite_ref-BBOP_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBOP-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="around_the_horn">around the horn</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=60" title="Edit section: around the horn"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/40px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/60px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/80px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Look up <i><b><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/around_the_Horn" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:around the Horn">around the Horn</a></b></i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</div></div> </div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielders</a>' practice of throwing the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">ball</a> to each other after recording an <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a>, provided there are no runners on base. The purpose is as much traditional as anything, but it serves as a way to celebrate the out. Typically, if an out is made at first base, the <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> will throw to the <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, who throws to the <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a>, who throws to the <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a>, who returns the ball to the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. Patterns vary from team to team, but the third baseman is usually the last infielder to receive a throw, regardless of the pattern.</li> <li>Throwing the ball around the horn is also done after a <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeout</a> with no baserunners. The <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> will throw the ball to the third baseman, who then throws it to the second baseman, who throws it to the shortstop, who then throws it to the first baseman. Some catchers, such as <a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Iván Rodríguez</a>, prefer to throw the ball to the first baseman, who then begins the process in reverse. Some catchers determine to whom they will throw based on the handedness of the batter (to first for a right-handed batter because the line to the first baseman is not blocked and vice versa) or whether the team is in an overshift, when the third baseman would be playing close to where the shortstop normally plays and would require a harder throw to be reached.</li> <li>An additional application of this term is when a <a href="#5-4-3_double_play">5-4-3</a> <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a> has occurred, which mimics the pattern of throwing the ball around the horn.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="arsonist">arsonist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=61" title="Edit section: arsonist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An ineffective <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>. Usually a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who comes into the game with no one on base but proceeds to give up several runs. Opposite of <a href="/wiki/Fireman" class="mw-redirect" title="Fireman">fireman</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ash">ash</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=62" title="Edit section: ash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An old-fashioned word referring to a baseball bat, which is typically made of wood from an ash tree. "The shrewd manager substitutes a fast runner for a slow one, and sends in a pinch hitter when the man he takes out is just as good with the ash as the man he sends in."<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="aspirin">aspirin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=63" title="Edit section: aspirin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="#pill">pill</a>.</div> <dl><dd>Slang for a fastball that is especially hard to hit due to its velocity and/or movement, in reference to the difficulty of making contact with something as small as an <a href="/wiki/Aspirin" title="Aspirin">aspirin</a> tablet. May additionally reference batters seeing a pitched ball as relatively smaller than normal, a potential psychological effect on batters who are in a <a href="/wiki/Slump_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slump (baseball)">slump</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LS_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LS-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PS_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PS-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="assist">assist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=64" title="Edit section: assist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Assist_(baseball)" title="Assist (baseball)">assist (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#official_scorer">official scorer</a> awards an assist to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball (after it has been hit by the batter) prior to a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another <a href="#field">fielder</a>, who <a href="#tag">tags</a> the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>A fielder can receive only one assist per out recorded. A fielder also receives an assist if a putout would have occurred, had not another fielder committed an <a href="#error">error</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="associate_team">associate team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=65" title="Edit section: associate team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>In <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a>, a team who was not granted league membership or agree to play a league schedule, but games played by league teams against this team will still count in league standings.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="asterisk">asterisk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=66" title="Edit section: asterisk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A slang term for a baseball record that is disputed in popular opinion (i.e., unofficially) because of a perception that the record holder had an unfair advantage in attaining the record. It implies that the record requires a footnote explaining the purportedly unfair advantage, with the <a href="/wiki/Asterisk" title="Asterisk">asterisk</a> being a symbol commonly used in typography to call out footnotes. In recent times it has been prominently used in the following circumstances: <ul><li>The record holder is widely believed to have used <a href="/wiki/Performance-enhancing_drugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Performance-enhancing drugs">performance-enhancing drugs</a>, whether or not such use is proven or admitted. <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> was regularly greeted with banners and signs bearing an asterisk during the 2007 season when he broke <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>'s career home run record. The ball Bonds hit for the record-breaking home run was subsequently branded with an asterisk before it was sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame.</li> <li>A holder of a single-season record accomplished the feat in a longer season, and thus had additional opportunities to break the record. A well-known example of this was when <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Roger Maris</a> broke <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>'s single-season home run record on the last day of a 162-game regular season in 1961, while Ruth set the previous record in a 154-game season in 1927; the asterisk usage is exemplified in the title of the film <i><a href="/wiki/61*" title="61*">61*</a></i>, which was about Maris' quest to break Ruth's record. <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Baseball Commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/Ford_Frick" title="Ford Frick">Ford Frick</a> declared that Maris's record should be listed separately from Ruth's (contrary to popular belief no asterisk was mentioned or used in this case), a decision not formally reversed until 1991.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2017_World_Series" title="2017 World Series">2017 World Series</a> championship, which was later marred by allegations of the Astros <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_scandal" title="Houston Astros sign stealing scandal">using technology to steal signs</a> throughout the 2017 season. Fans of opposing teams, especially the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a>, frequently employ the use of asterisks when referencing the team's season in 2017, often derisively calling the team the "Houston Asterisks".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_'em_ball"><span id="at_.27em_ball"></span>at 'em ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=67" title="Edit section: at 'em ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>or "atom ball"; slang for a ball batted directly at a defender.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_bat">at bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=68" title="Edit section: at bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">At bat</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A completed plate appearance by a batter which results in a <a href="/wiki/Base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Base hit">base hit</a> or a non-sacrifice <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a>. At-bats (or "times at bat") are used for the calculation of a player's <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> and <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>. Note that a plate appearance is not recorded as an "at-bat" if the batter reaches first base as a result of a <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">base on balls</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">hit by pitch</a>, nor if he executes a <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_bunt" title="Sacrifice bunt">sacrifice bunt</a> or <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">sacrifice fly</a>.</li> <li>Occasionally a batter may be at the plate when the third out of the inning is made against a base-runner; in this case the batter will lead off the next inning with a clean strike count and his interrupted plate appearance is not counted as an at-bat.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="at_the_letters">at the letters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=69" title="Edit section: at the letters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch that crosses the plate at the height of the letters of the team's name on the shirt of the batter's uniform is said to be "at the letters", "<a href="#letter_high">letter-high</a>" or "chest-high".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ate_him_up">ate him up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=70" title="Edit section: ate him up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Slang expression of the action of a batted ball that is difficult for a fielder to handle.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ate_the_ball">ate the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=71" title="Edit section: ate the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>See: <a href="#eat_the_ball">eat the ball</a></i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="attack_the_strike_zone">attack the strike zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=72" title="Edit section: attack the strike zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Slang for pitching aggressively by throwing strikes, rather than trying to trick hitters into swinging at pitches out of the strike zone or trying to "nibble at the corners" of the plate. Equivalent phrases are "pound the strike zone" and "challenge the hitters".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="automatic_double">automatic double</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=73" title="Edit section: automatic double"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batted ball in fair territory which bounces out of play (e.g. into the seats) entitles the batter and all runners on base to advance two bases but no further. This term is used by some commentators in lieu of <a href="/wiki/Ground_rule_double" title="Ground rule double">ground rule double</a>, which refers to <a href="/wiki/Ground_rules" title="Ground rules">ground rules</a> in effect at each ballpark.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="automatic_strike">automatic strike</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=74" title="Edit section: automatic strike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A strike is deemed "automatic" when the pitcher <a href="#groove_a_pitch">grooves a strike</a>–typically on a 3-0 <a href="#count">count</a>–with such confidence that the batter <a href="#take_a_pitch">takes the pitch</a> without swinging at it.</li> <li>Since 2023 in MLB, a batter is charged with an automatic strike if he is not in the batter's box and alert to the pitcher when there are at least 8 seconds remaining on the pitch clock.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="away">away</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=75" title="Edit section: away"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A pitch outside the strike zone, on the opposite side of the plate as the batter, is referred to as being "away", in contrast to a pitch thrown between the plate and the batter that is known as "inside".</li> <li>Slang for outs. For example, a two-out inning may be said to be "two away"; a strikeout may be referred to as "putting away" the batter.</li> <li>Games played at an opponent's home field are "away games". 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It may not cross the front of the plate but only the back and thus have come in through the "back door". A slider is the most common version, because a slider has more lateral motion than other <a href="#breaking_ball">breaking pitches</a> (it curves down and 'slides' across the zone).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="backstop">backstop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=78" title="Edit section: backstop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The fence behind homeplate, designed to protect spectators from wild pitches or foul balls.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">Catcher</a>, sometimes "backstopper".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="back-to-back">back-to-back</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=79" title="Edit section: back-to-back"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Consecutive. When two consecutive batters hit home runs, they are said to hit <b>back-to-back homers</b>. Or a pitcher may issue back-to-back walks, and so forth.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="backup">backup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=80" title="Edit section: backup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Opposite of "backdoor". Usually a mistake, a <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">pitch</a> that begins inside off of <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a> and breaks back over the plate. A pitch that does this is said to have "backed up".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bad-ball_hitter">bad-ball hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=81" title="Edit section: bad-ball hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who excels at hitting pitches that are outside the strike zone. Notable bad ball hitters include <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bad_hop">bad hop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=82" title="Edit section: bad hop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball that bounces in front of an <a href="#infielder">infielder</a> in an unexpected way, often as a result of imperfections in the playing surface or the spin on the ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bag">bag</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=83" title="Edit section: bag"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A base. Also, a <b>two-bagger</b> is a double or two-base hit; a <b>three-bagger</b> is a triple or three-base hit; a <b>four-bagger</b> is a home run.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bail">bail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=84" title="Edit section: bail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A batter who sees a pitch coming toward his head may "bail out" (<a href="#hit_the_deck">hit the deck</a>).</li> <li>When two fielders are converging on a fly ball, one of them may "bail out" to avoid running into the other.</li> <li>A <a href="#reliever">relief pitcher</a> may come into the game with men on base and bail the previous pitcher out of a <a href="#jam">jam</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <dl><dd>While the first two examples are analogues to bailing out of a plane via parachute, the last one is akin to bailing out a boat on the verge of being swamped, or perhaps bailing somebody out of jail.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="balk">balk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=85" title="Edit section: balk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Balk" title="Balk">balk</a></div> <dl><dd>A ruling made by an <a href="#umpire">umpire</a> against a <a href="#pitch">pitching motion</a> that violates rules intended to prevent the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> from unfairly deceiving a <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a>. When a balk is called, each <a href="#baserunner">runner</a> can freely advance one base. In professional baseball, a balk does not instantly result in a dead ball. If a pitch is thrown and all runners advance one base due to a hit, play continues and the balk is ignored. This rarely occurs because when the balk is called the pitcher normally stops his delivery and the umpire declares the ball dead and awards the bases. In non-professional baseball (high school and college), a balk instantly results in a dead ball and the runners are awarded their bases. The rules specify which pitching movements are illegal. Commonly called balks are failure for the pitcher to come to a set position (or coming set multiple times) or failure to step in the direction of the base he is throwing toward. The spirit of a balk is that certain movements mean the pitcher has begun the pitch, so the runner cannot then be <a href="#pickoff">picked off</a>. Some balks result from errant or unsuccessful motions, such as when the ball slips out of the pitcher's hand. Far more rare is a <b>catcher's balk</b>, when the catcher moves from behind the area of the plate before the pitcher starts his delivery (applicable only during an intentional walk).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ball">ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=86" title="Edit section: ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> that misses the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a> and is not <a href="#swing">swung at</a> by the <a href="#batter">batter</a>. (For the physical object used in the game, see <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">baseball (ball)</a>.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ball_in_play">ball in play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=87" title="Edit section: ball in play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>In <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">sabermetrics</a>, "ball in play" and "<a href="/wiki/Defense_Independent_Pitching_Statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense Independent Pitching Statistics">batting average on balls in play</a>" (BABIP) have specific technical definitions that are used to determine pitchers' ability independently of the fielding defense of a team. In this definition, a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> is not a ball in play. See <a href="/wiki/Defense_independent_pitching_statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense independent pitching statistics">Defense Independent Pitching Statistics</a>. Also see <a href="#in_play">in play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baltimore_chop"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Baltimore_chop"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Baltimore chop</span></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=88" title="Edit section: Baltimore chop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This gives the <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batter</a> time to reach first base safely before the ball can be fielded. An important element of <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(19th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Orioles (19th century)">Baltimore Orioles</a> coach <a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">John McGraw</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Inside_Baseball_(strategy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inside Baseball (strategy)">inside baseball</a>" strategy, the technique was popularized during <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dead-ball_era" title="Dead-ball era">dead-ball era</a>, during which baseball teams could not rely on the home run.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dd>To give the maximum bounce to a Baltimore chop, Orioles groundskeeper Tom Murphy packed the dirt tightly around home plate, mixed it with hard clay and left the infield unwatered.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Speedy Orioles players like McGraw, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelley" title="Joe Kelley">Joe Kelley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Brodie_(baseball)" title="Steve Brodie (baseball)">Steve Brodie</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Willie Keeler</a> most often practiced and perfected it.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>In modern baseball, the Baltimore chop is much less common, usually resulting when a batter accidentally swings over the ball. The result is sometimes more pronounced on those diamonds with <a href="/wiki/Artificial_turf" title="Artificial turf">artificial turf</a>. The technique still sees use in <a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">softball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="banana_stalk">banana stalk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=89" title="Edit section: banana stalk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A bat made with an inferior, low-quality grade of wood.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> See also <a href="#morning_journal">#morning journal</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bandbox">bandbox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=90" title="Edit section: bandbox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Ballpark" title="Ballpark">ballpark</a> with small dimensions that encourages offense, especially <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>. A <a href="#crackerbox">crackerbox</a>. (see: <a href="/wiki/Baker_Bowl" title="Baker Bowl">Baker Bowl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Bank_Park" title="Citizens Bank Park">Citizens Bank Ballpark</a>)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bang">bang</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=91" title="Edit section: bang"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Cancelling a game because of bad weather: "I thought we were gonna get banged but we got in five innings."</li> <li>To hit the ball hard, especially to hit a homer. "<a href="/wiki/Chase_Utley" title="Chase Utley">Utley</a> banged the game-tying home run."</li> <li>Players who are <b>banged up</b> are injured, though may continue to play. Example: "Banged up Braves ready for playoff rematch with Astros."</li> <li>A <b>bang-up game</b> is an exciting or close game. Example from a sports headline: "A Real Bang-Up Finish."</li> <li>A <b>bang bang play</b> is one in which the runner is barely thrown out, a very close call, typically at first base. Perhaps reflecting the "bang" of the ball in the first-baseman's glove followed immediately by the "bang" of the baserunner's foot hitting the bag.</li> <li><b>bang it inside</b> is when a pitcher throws on the inside of the plate, and the batter cannot get his arms extended enough to hit the ball, which goes "bang" into the catcher's mitt. "It was an unbelievable feeling and a feeling I'll never forget," <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Giavotella" title="Johnny Giavotella">Giavotella</a> said. "<a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Scherzer</a> was trying to come in on me all day. He was banging me inside and I couldn't get my hands extended. I guess he missed over the plate that time and I got my hands inside and barreled it up and it flew out of the park."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="banjo_hitter">banjo hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=92" title="Edit section: banjo hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#batter">batter</a> who lacks power. A banjo hitter usually hits bloop singles, often just past the infield dirt, and would have a low <a href="#slug">slugging percentage</a>. The name is said to come from the twanging sound of the bat at contact, like that of a <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a>. See also <b><a href="#Punch_and_Judy_hitter">Punch and Judy hitter</a></b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="barehand_it">barehand it</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=93" title="Edit section: barehand it"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Refers to when a fielder catches a ball with the hand not covered by his glove.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="barrel">barrel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=94" title="Edit section: barrel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An advanced metric that measures the times a batter hits the ball at certain launch angles with certain exit velocities. Barrels are more likely to produce hits, particularly extra-base hits, than non-barrels.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="barrel_up">barrel up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=95" title="Edit section: barrel up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>In modern baseball, refers to hitting a pitch hard with the sweet spot of the baseball bat.</dd> <dd>See <a href="#sweet_spot">sweet spot</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="base_hit">base hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=96" title="Edit section: base hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Base hit">base hit</a></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#hit">hit</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="base_knock">base knock</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=97" title="Edit section: base knock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#single">single</a>. Also see <a href="#knock">knocks</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball_Annie">Baseball Annie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=98" title="Edit section: Baseball Annie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Female "<a href="/wiki/Groupie" title="Groupie">groupie</a>" known to "be easy" for baseball players. <a href="/wiki/Susan_Sarandon" title="Susan Sarandon">Susan Sarandon</a> played such a role as the character Annie Savoy in the 1988 American film "<a href="/wiki/Bull_Durham" title="Bull Durham">Bull Durham</a>".</li> <li>Infamous <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Ann_Steinhagen" title="Ruth Ann Steinhagen">Ruth Ann Steinhagen</a> was the first "Baseball Annie". She became obsessed with Cubs and then Phillies first baseman <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Waitkus" title="Eddie Waitkus">Eddie Waitkus</a>. She shot him through the chest, nearly killing him in 1949. This story inspired the 1952 novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_Natural" title="The Natural">The Natural</a></i>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bases_loaded">bases loaded</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=99" title="Edit section: bases loaded"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the video game, see <a href="/wiki/Bases_Loaded_(video_game)" title="Bases Loaded (video game)">Bases Loaded (video game)</a>. For the similarly named album, see <a href="/wiki/Basses_Loaded" title="Basses Loaded">Basses Loaded</a>.</div> <dl><dd>Runners on first, second, and third bases. Also known as "<b>bases full</b>", "<b>bases packed</b>", "<b>bases jammed</b>", "<b>bases juiced</b>", "<b>bases chucked</b>", or "<b>bases drunk</b>". This presents a great <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">scoring</a> opportunity for the <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batting</a> team, but it also presents an easy <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a> opportunity for the <a href="/wiki/Defense_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense (sport)">defense</a>. Causing the bases to become loaded is called <b>loading the bases</b>. A batter is often <a href="/wiki/Intentionally_walked" class="mw-redirect" title="Intentionally walked">intentionally walked</a> when there are runners on 2nd and 3rd base to make it easier for the defense to record more than one out.</dd> <dd>A bases-loaded situation is the only time there is a <a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">force</a> at <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a>.</dd> <dd>Since there is no additional room to place the <a href="/wiki/Batter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter (baseball)">batter</a>, should he be awarded first base from a <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">base on balls</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">hit by pitch</a>, one run will score due to the third-base player's being forced home. Chronologically, only big leaguers <a href="/wiki/Abner_Dalrymple" title="Abner Dalrymple">Abner Dalrymple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nap_Lajoie" title="Nap Lajoie">Nap Lajoie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mel_Ott" title="Mel Ott">Mel Ott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholson_(baseball)" title="Bill Nicholson (baseball)">Bill Nicholson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Josh Hamilton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Corey_Seager" title="Corey Seager">Corey Seager</a> hold the distinction of being <a href="/wiki/Intentionally_walked" class="mw-redirect" title="Intentionally walked">intentionally walked</a> with the bases loaded.</dd> <dd>When a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> is hit with the bases loaded, it is called a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>. It scores four runs, which is the most runs that can be scored on a single play.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="basement">basement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=100" title="Edit section: basement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Last place, bottom of the standings. Also <a href="#cellar">cellar</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="baserunner">baserunner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=101" title="Edit section: baserunner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Base_running" title="Base running">base running</a></div> <dl><dd>A baserunner (shortened as "runner") is a player on the offensive team (i.e., the team <a href="#at_bat">at bat</a>) who has <a href="/wiki/Base_running#Becoming_a_runner" title="Base running">safely reached base</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="basket_catch">basket catch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=102" title="Edit section: basket catch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Catching a fly ball with the glove situated about the waistline, as opposed to the hands being situated above the shoulders.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bat">bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=103" title="Edit section: bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">baseball bat</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">baseball bat</a> is a smooth contoured round wooden or metal rod used to hit the ball thrown by the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. A bat's diameter is larger at one end (<b>the barrel-end</b>) than at the other (<b>the handle</b>). The bottom end of the handle is <b>the knob</b>. A batter generally tries to strike the ball in the <b>sweet spot</b> near the middle of the barrel-end of the bat, sometimes referred to as the <b>fat part of the bat</b> or the <b>meat end of the bat</b>.</li> <li>The player who uses it to strike the ball—a batter, hitter, or batsman—can be said to <a href="#bat_the_ball">bat the ball</a>.</li> <li>A player known as a good hitter might be said to have a <b>good bat</b>. Headline: "Shortstop mixes golden glove with solid bat."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A player who is adept at both hitting and fielding might be said to have a good bat and good glove. The headline "Wesleyan shortstop Winn has bat and glove"<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> does not mean Winn owns a bat and a glove, it means he is very skilled at both hitting and fielding.</li> <li>A team with many good hitters might be said to have a lot of "bats" (referring to the players not the instrument). "It's an awesome thing when we all get going like that," <a href="/wiki/David_Murphy_(baseball)" title="David Murphy (baseball)">Murphy</a> said. "We've got so many bats in our lineup that we're hard to beat if we keep hitting."<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bat_around">bat around</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=104" title="Edit section: bat around"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>According to <i>The Dickson Baseball Dictionary</i>, a team has "batted around" when each of the nine batters in the team's <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball)" title="Batting order (baseball)">lineup</a> has made a <a href="#plate_appearance">plate appearance</a>, and the first batter is coming up again during a single inning.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dictionary.com" title="Dictionary.com">Dictionary.com</a>, however, defines "bat around" as "to have every player in the lineup take a turn at bat during a single inning".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not an official statistic. Opinions differ as to whether nine batters must get an at-bat, or if the opening batter must bat again for "batting around" to have occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-jareddiamond_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jareddiamond-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bat_drop">bat drop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=105" title="Edit section: bat drop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A physical property of a bat, expressed as a (usually) negative number equal to the bat's weight in ounces minus its length in inches. For example, a bat that is 34 inches (86 cm) long and weighs 31 ounces (880 g) has a bat drop of –3. In general, bats with a larger bat drop (i.e., lighter) are easier to swing, and bats with a smaller bat drop (i.e., heavier) can produce faster ball velocity, though these results depend on the batter's ability.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bat_flip">bat flip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=106" title="Edit section: bat flip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bat_flip" title="Bat flip">bat flip</a></div> <dl><dd>A celebration in which a batter who just hit a home run flips/tosses the bat in a dramatic way, rather than simply dropping it as they start running. The practice is controversial - some players such as <a href="/wiki/Tim_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Tim Anderson (baseball)">Tim Anderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jose_Bautista" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Bautista">Jose Bautista</a> have been subject to retaliation by the opposing team when they bat flipped after a home run against them.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bat_the_ball">bat the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=107" title="Edit section: bat the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit the ball with the bat – whether into <a href="/wiki/Fair_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Fair territory">fair</a> territory or <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="batter">batter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=108" title="Edit section: batter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batting (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>The player who is <a href="#at_bat">at bat</a> and tries to <a href="#hit">hit</a> the ball with the <a href="#bat">bat</a>. Also referred to as the "hitter" or "batsman".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="batter's_eye"><span id="batter.27s_eye"></span>batter's eye</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=109" title="Edit section: batter's eye"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Batter%27s_eye" title="Batter's eye">batter's eye</a></div> <dl><dd>A solid-colored, usually dark area beyond the <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center field</a> wall that is the visual backdrop for the <a href="#batter">batter</a> looking out at the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. It allows the batter to see the pitched ball against a dark and uncluttered background, partly for his safety. It is comparable to the <a href="/wiki/Sight_screen" title="Sight screen">sight screen</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">cricket</a>. The use of a batter's eye has been standard in baseball since at least the late 1800s.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>One example of a batter's eye is the black area in center field of the <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">first Yankee Stadium</a>. At one time there were seats in that section, but because of distractions the seats were removed and the area was painted black.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="batter's_box"><span id="batter.27s_box"></span>batter's box</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=110" title="Edit section: batter's box"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Batter%27s_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter's box">batter's box</a></div> <dl><dd>A rectangle on either side of <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a> in which the <a href="#batter">batter</a> must be standing for fair play to resume. A foot and a hand out of the box are not sufficient to stop play (although pitchers will usually respect a batter's wish to step out of the box). The umpire must grant the batter a timeout before play is stopped.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="battery">battery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=111" title="Edit section: battery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Battery_(baseball)" title="Battery (baseball)">Battery (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> and <a href="#catcher's_interference">catcher</a> considered as a single unit, who may also be called <b>batterymen</b><sup id="cite_ref-britannica_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-britannica-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <b>batterymates</b> of one another. The use of this word was first coined by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Chadwick_(writer)" title="Henry Chadwick (writer)">Henry Chadwick</a> in the 1860s in reference to the firepower of a team's pitching staff and inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery" title="Artillery battery">artillery batteries</a> then in use in the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-baseballlibrary_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseballlibrary-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, the term evolved to indicate the combined effectiveness of pitcher and catcher.<sup id="cite_ref-baseballlibrary_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseballlibrary-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="battery_mates">battery mates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=112" title="Edit section: battery mates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> and <a href="#catcher's_interference">catcher</a> from the same team. See "battery".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="batting_average">batting average</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=113" title="Edit section: batting average"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>Batting average (BA) is the average number of <a href="#hit">hits</a> per <a href="#at_bat">at-bat</a> (BA=H/AB). A perfect batting average would be 1.000 (read: "one thousand"). A batting average of .300 ("three hundred") is considered to be excellent, which means the best hitters fail to get a hit in 70% of their at-bats. Even the level of .400, which is outstanding and rare (last achieved at the major league level in 1941), suggests "failure" 60% of the time. Bases on balls are not counted in calculating batting average. This is part of the reason <a href="#on-base_percentage_(OBP)">OBP</a> is now regarded by "<a href="#figger_filbert">figger filberts</a>" as a truer measure of a hitter's worth at the plate. In 1887, there was an experiment with including bases-on-balls as hits (and as at-bats) in computing the batting average. It was effectively an early attempt at an OBP, but it was regarded as a "marketing gimmick" and was dropped after the one year. It eventually put <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Cap Anson</a> in limbo regarding his career hits status; dropping the bases on balls from his 1887 stats, as some encyclopedias do, put his career number of hits below the benchmark 3,000 total.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="batting_practice">batting practice</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=114" title="Edit section: batting practice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The period, often before a game, when players warm up or practice their hitting technique. Sometimes refers to a period within a game when one team's hitters have so totally dominated a given <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> that the game resembles a batting practice session. Referred to colloquially as well as abbreviated as BP.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="battle">battle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=115" title="Edit section: battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a hitter <a href="#work_the_count">works the count</a>, by being <a href="#patient_hitter">patient</a>, perhaps by deliberately <a href="#foul_off">fouling off</a> pitches that he can't <a href="#get_good_wood">get good wood</a> on, he's said to be "battling".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bazooka">bazooka</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=116" title="Edit section: bazooka"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A strong throwing arm. A <a href="#gun">gun</a>, a <a href="#cannon">cannon</a>, a <a href="#rifle">rifle</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BB">BB</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=117" title="Edit section: BB"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A line drive hit so hard that a fielder has trouble catching up to it. The reference is to being shot from a <a href="/wiki/BB_gun" title="BB gun">BB gun</a>.</li> <li>"BB" is scorer's shorthand for a <b>walk</b>, otherwise known as a "<a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">base on balls</a>". Walks are recorded under the "BB" column of a <a href="/wiki/Box_score" title="Box score">box score</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BBCOR">BBCOR</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=118" title="Edit section: BBCOR"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An initialism for Batted-Ball <a href="/wiki/Coefficient_of_restitution" title="Coefficient of restitution">Coefficient of Restitution</a>, a standard that all non-wooden bats (both metal and <a href="/wiki/Composite_baseball_bat" title="Composite baseball bat">composite</a>) must meet in order to be approved for use in most amateur baseball leagues, such as U.S. <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bean">bean</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=119" title="Edit section: bean"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Beanball" title="Beanball">beanball</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> intentionally thrown to <a href="#HBP">hit</a> the <a href="#batter">batter</a> if he does not move out of the way, especially when directed at the head (or the "bean" in old-fashioned slang). The word <b>bean</b> can also be used as a verb, as in the following headline: "<a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Piazza</a> says <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a> Purposely Beaned Him."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="beat_out">beat out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=120" title="Edit section: beat out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chris_Davis,_Kevin_Pillar_(34422505340).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Chris_Davis%2C_Kevin_Pillar_%2834422505340%29.jpg/220px-Chris_Davis%2C_Kevin_Pillar_%2834422505340%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Chris_Davis%2C_Kevin_Pillar_%2834422505340%29.jpg/330px-Chris_Davis%2C_Kevin_Pillar_%2834422505340%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Chris_Davis%2C_Kevin_Pillar_%2834422505340%29.jpg/440px-Chris_Davis%2C_Kevin_Pillar_%2834422505340%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2347" data-file-height="1670" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Pillar" title="Kevin Pillar">Kevin Pillar</a> (right) beats out a throw to first base.</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>When a runner gets to first base before the throw, he <b>beats the throw</b> or <b>beats it out</b>. Akin to <a href="#leg_out">leg out</a>. "Greene's throw to first base pulls Gonzalez off the bag and <a href="/wiki/Norris_Hopper" title="Norris Hopper">Norris Hopper</a> is fast enough to beat it out before Gonzalez can get his foot back on the bag."<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="beat_the_rap">beat the rap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=121" title="Edit section: beat the rap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Occurs when a batter hits the ball on the ground with a runner on first and fewer than two outs. If the play has the potential of being a <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a>, the batter can beat the rap if he reaches first base before the throw from the fielder who recorded the putout at second base. The result of the play becomes a fielder's choice.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="behind_in_the_count">behind in the count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=122" title="Edit section: behind in the count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Opposite of <a href="#ahead_in_the_count">ahead in the count</a>. For the batter: when the count contains more strikes than balls. For the pitcher: vice versa.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>If the pitcher is behind in the count, he is in increasing danger of walking the batter. If the batter is behind, he is in increasing danger of striking out. "While he allowed only three hits, he walked five and pitched from behind in the count."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="belt">belt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=123" title="Edit section: belt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To hit a ball hard to the outfield or out of the park, fair or foul. "Jones belts that one deep to left<span class="nowrap"> </span>... but just foul."</li> <li>The actual belt worn by a player as part of the uniform, usually mentioned in reference to the location of a pitch or a ball in play. "Benard takes a fastball, outside corner at the belt, called a strike", or "Grounded sharply into the hole at short--ranging to his right, Aurilia fields the belt-high hop and fires on to first; two away."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bench">bench</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=124" title="Edit section: bench"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>"The bench" is where the players sit in the <a href="#dugout">dugout</a> when they are not at bat, in the on-deck circle, or in the field.</li> <li>"The bench" may also refer to the <i>players</i> who are not in the line-up but are still eligible to enter the game. "LaRussa's bench is depleted because of all the pinch hitting and pinch running duties it's been called on to perform tonight."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bench_jockey">bench jockey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=125" title="Edit section: bench jockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player, coach or manager with the talent of annoying and distracting opposition players and <a href="#umpire">umpires</a> from his team's dugout with verbal <a href="/wiki/Repartee" class="mw-redirect" title="Repartee">repartee</a>. Especially useful against those with <a href="#rabbit_ears">rabbit ears</a>. The verbal jousting is frequently called "riding"; hence the "rider" from the dugout becomes a "bench jockey". Riding opposition players enough to unnerve them but not enough to enrage them and provoke a fight is believed<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (June 2023)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> to be fast-fading in the 21st-century game. Major League Baseball players on the injured list are permitted to be on the bench but they are not permitted to engage in bench jockeying.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bender">bender</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=126" title="Edit section: bender"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#curveball">curveball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="big_as_a_grapefruit">big as a grapefruit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=127" title="Edit section: big as a grapefruit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a hitter sees the pitch so well that it appears to be larger than its actual size, he may describe the ball as being "as big as a grapefruit". "After hitting a 565-foot home run, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> once said, 'I just saw the ball as big as a grapefruit'. During a slump, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Medwick" title="Joe Medwick">Joe 'Ducky' Medwick</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> said he was 'swinging at aspirins'."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="big_fly">big fly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=128" title="Edit section: big fly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="big_inning">big inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=129" title="Edit section: big inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The opposite mentality of <a href="#small_ball">small ball</a>, if a team is thinking "big inning" they are focusing on scoring runs strictly through base hits and home runs, as opposed to bunts or other sacrifices. More generically, a "big inning" is an inning in which the offense scores a large number of runs, usually four or more.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Big_Leagues">Big Leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=130" title="Edit section: Big Leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A nickname for <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="big_swing">big swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=131" title="Edit section: big swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A swing of the bat that produces a home run. "Pinch runner <a href="/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_P%C3%A9rez_(baseball)" title="Hernán Pérez (baseball)">Hernán Pérez</a> came in for <a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Mart%C3%ADnez_(baseball)" title="Víctor Martínez (baseball)">Martinez</a> and Perez walked <a href="/wiki/Andy_Dirks" title="Andy Dirks">Dirks</a>, setting the stage for <a href="/wiki/Alex_Avila" title="Alex Avila">Avila's</a> big swing."<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bigs">bigs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=132" title="Edit section: bigs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#Big_Leagues">Big Leagues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major Leagues</a>, "<a href="#the_Show">the Show</a>". If you're in the bigs you're a big leaguer, a major leaguer.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bingle">bingle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=133" title="Edit section: bingle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#single">single</a>. A base hit that ends up with the hitter on first base. "Brown tried to stretch the bingle into a double, and was out, <a href="/wiki/Monte_Irvin" title="Monte Irvin">Monte Irvin</a> to Frank Austin."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (A rare usage nowadays.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blast">blast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=134" title="Edit section: blast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>, normally one that is well hit.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bleachers">bleachers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=135" title="Edit section: bleachers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bleacher" title="Bleacher">bleacher</a></div> <dl><dd>Bleacher seats (in short, <b>bleachers</b>) are uncovered seats that are typically tiered benches or other inexpensive seats located in the outfield or in any area past the main grandstand. The term comes from the assumption that the benches are sun-bleached. "Bleachers" is short for the term originally used, "bleaching boards". Fans in the bleacher seats are sometimes called <b>bleacher bums</b> or <b>bleacher creatures</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bleeder">bleeder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=136" title="Edit section: bleeder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A weakly hit ground ball that goes for a base hit. A <a href="#scratch_hit">scratch hit</a>. "Dunn walked to bring up Morra, who jumped on the first pitch he saw and hit a bleeder that didn't leave the infield, driving in Gradwohl."<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blistered">blistered</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=137" title="Edit section: blistered"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball that is hit so hard that it seems to generate its own heat may be said to have been blistered. "<a href="/wiki/Travis_Chapman" title="Travis Chapman">Chapman</a> then blistered a ball toward left-center, and <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch" title="Chuck Knoblauch">Knoblauch</a> raced back, moving smoothly, and made the catch with his arm outstretched."<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="block_the_plate">block the plate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=138" title="Edit section: block the plate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2vs%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%A5-4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2vs%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%A5-4.jpg/220px-%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2vs%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%A5-4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2vs%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%A5-4.jpg/330px-%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2vs%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%A5-4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2vs%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%A5-4.jpg/440px-%E4%B9%9D%E5%B7%9E%E5%AD%A6%E9%99%A2vs%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E5%B7%A5-4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2256" data-file-height="1504" /></a><figcaption>A catcher (left) drops to both knees to block the plate from an opposing baserunner during a Japanese high school baseball game</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>A <a href="#catcher's_interference">catcher</a> who puts a foot, leg, or whole body between <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a> and a <a href="#baserunner">runner</a> attempting to score, is said to "block the plate". Blocking the plate is a dangerous tactic, and may be considered <a href="#obstruction">obstruction</a> (<i>Official Rules of Baseball, Rule 2.00 (Obstruction)</i>).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bloop_curve">bloop curve</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=139" title="Edit section: bloop curve"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An <a href="/wiki/Eephus_pitch" title="Eephus pitch">Eephus pitch</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Q.v." class="mw-redirect" title="Q.v.">q.v.</a></i>); a trick pitch thrown like a <a href="/wiki/Slow-pitch_softball" class="mw-redirect" title="Slow-pitch softball">slow-pitch softball</a> pitch, with a high arcing trajectory and very little velocity (ca. 40-55 <a href="/wiki/Miles_per_hour" title="Miles per hour">mph</a> or less). Specifically, such a pitch thrown ostensibly as a <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blooper">blooper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=140" title="Edit section: blooper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A blooper or bloop is a weakly hit <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a> that drops in for a <a href="#single">single</a> between an <a href="#infielder">infielder</a> and an <a href="#outfielder">outfielder</a>. Also known as a "bloop single", a dying quail, or a duck snort.</li> <li>A fielding error. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Sox">Red Sox</a> roll <a href="/wiki/White_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="White Sox">White Sox</a> after <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Contreras" title="José Contreras">Contreras</a> blooper".<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>An odd or funny play, such as when a pitcher throws the ball to the catcher after the batter has stepped out of the batter's box and timeout has been called -- perhaps hitting the catcher in the head with the pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blow">blow</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=141" title="Edit section: blow"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To <b>blow a game</b> is to lose it after having the lead. "We had the game in hand and we blew it."</li> <li>To <b>blow a pitch</b> ("by" a batter) is to throw one so fast the batter is unable to keep up (with it).</li> <li>To <b>blow a save</b> is to lose a lead or the game after coming into the game in a "<a href="#save_situation">save situation</a>". This has a technical meaning in <a href="/wiki/Save_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Save (sport)">baseball statistics</a>.</li> <li>A hit, typically a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>: "<a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz's</a> Blow Seals Win."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blow_open">blow open</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=142" title="Edit section: blow open"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To gain a commanding lead in a game, perhaps after the game has been very competitive or the score has remained tied or close. "<a href="/wiki/East_Carolina_Pirates_baseball" title="East Carolina Pirates baseball">Pirates</a> Score Late To Blow Open Close Game Against <a href="/wiki/Stony_Brook_Seawolves_baseball" title="Stony Brook Seawolves baseball">Stony Brook</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blown_save">blown save</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=143" title="Edit section: blown save"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A blown save (<b>BS</b>) is charged to a relief pitcher who enters a game in a <a href="#save_situation">save situation</a> but allows the tying run to score. If the pitcher further allows the winning run to score, he is charged with both a loss and a blown save. If, after blowing the save, the pitcher's team regains the lead, the pitcher may also be credited with the win. The blown save is not an officially recognized statistic by Major League Baseball, but is recognised by the <a href="/wiki/Rolaids_Relief_Man_Award" title="Rolaids Relief Man Award">Rolaids Relief Man Award</a>, which charges two points against a reliever's record for a blown save opportunity. It is often used on broadcasts to characterize the "record" of <a href="#closer">closers</a> analogous to win–loss records of starters. "Jones has made 31 out of 34 saves" or "Jones has 31 saves and three blown saves."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blowser">blowser</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=144" title="Edit section: blowser"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Rhymes with "closer". A <a href="#closer">closer</a> who seems to get more <a href="#blown_save">blown saves</a> than <a href="#save">saves</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="blue">blue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=145" title="Edit section: blue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An <a href="#umpire">umpire</a>, referring to the typical dark blue color of the umpire's uniform. Sometimes used derisively in professional baseball, such as when complaining about a ruling, e.g.: "Oh, come on, Blue!"</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bomb">bomb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=146" title="Edit section: bomb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="boner">boner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=147" title="Edit section: boner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Merkle%27s_Boner" title="Merkle's Boner">boner</a> is a mental mistake that changes the course of a game dramatically.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bonus_baby">bonus baby</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=148" title="Edit section: bonus baby"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bonus_Rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonus Rule">Bonus Rule</a></div> <dl><dd>A young player who received a signing bonus.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bonus_baseball">bonus baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=149" title="Edit section: bonus baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#extra_innings">Extra innings</a>. Most famously used by <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> (and former <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>) announcer <a href="/wiki/Don_Orsillo" title="Don Orsillo">Don Orsillo</a>. Also called "bonus cantos" by <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> announcer <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kay_(announcer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Kay (announcer)">Michael Kay</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="booted">booted</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=150" title="Edit section: booted"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Made an <a href="#error">error</a>, kicked it – typically referring to a misplay on a <a href="#ground_ball">ground ball</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> hit a ground ball to <a href="/wiki/Alex_S._Gonzalez" class="mw-redirect" title="Alex S. Gonzalez">Alex S. Gonzalez</a>, who booted the ball. Had Gonzalez fielded the ball properly, the Cubs could have ended the half-inning with a <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bottom_of_the_inning">bottom of the inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=151" title="Edit section: bottom of the inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The second half or "last half" of an <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a>, during which the home team bats, derived from its position in the <a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">line score</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bottom_dropped_out_of_it">bottom dropped out of it</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=152" title="Edit section: bottom dropped out of it"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Sometimes said of a <a href="#sinker">sinker</a> or <a href="#drop_ball">drop ball</a>, implying that a pitch suddenly moved downward as if through a <a href="/wiki/Trap_door" class="mw-redirect" title="Trap door">trap door</a>. Ideally, the pitcher throws with the same familiar arm speed and release point only to have the "bottom drop out" at the last instant, leaving the batter wondering what happened.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="box">box</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=153" title="Edit section: box"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The vicinity of the <a href="#mound">pitcher's mound</a>. Baseball announcers will sometimes refer to a batted ball going back through the pitcher's mound area as having gone <b>through the box</b>, or a pitcher being removed from the game will be said to have been <b>knocked out of the box</b>. In the early days of the game, there was no mound; the pitcher was required to release the ball while inside a box drawn on the ground. Even though the mound has replaced the box, this terminology still exists.</li> <li>Also, the <b>batter's box</b>, the area within which the batter stands when hitting. The batter must be in the box for the pitcher to pitch.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="box_score">box score</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=154" title="Edit section: box score"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">box score (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>Statistical summary of a game. The <b><a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">line score</a></b> is an abbreviated version of the box score, duplicated from the field scoreboard. Invention of the box score is credited to <a href="/wiki/Henry_Chadwick_(writer)" title="Henry Chadwick (writer)">Henry Chadwick</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BP">BP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=155" title="Edit section: BP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batting_practice" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting practice"><b>b</b>atting <b>p</b>ractice</a>.</li> <li>Devotees of baseball research also sometimes refer to <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">Baseball Prospectus</a> as BP.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BR">BR</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=156" title="Edit section: BR"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Bats right; used in describing a player's statistics, for example: John Doe (TR, BR, 6', 172 lbs.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="brand_new_ball_game">brand new ball game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=157" title="Edit section: brand new ball game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a team scores <a href="#run">run</a>(s) that bring the score up to a tie, it is said to be "a brand new ball game". The phrase was popularized by <a href="#Hall_of_Fame">Hall of Fame</a> Dodgers broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="breaking_ball">breaking ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=158" title="Edit section: breaking ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Breaking_ball" title="Breaking ball">Breaking ball</a></div> <dl><dd>Any <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> that markedly deviates from a "straight" or expected path due to a spin used by the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> to achieve the desired effect. Some examples are the <a href="#curveball">curveball</a>, the <a href="#slider">slider</a> and the <a href="#screwball">screwball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="break_one_off">break one off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=159" title="Edit section: break one off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw a <a href="#curveball">curveball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="break_open_the_game">break open the game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=160" title="Edit section: break open the game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a team gains a multiple-run lead, perhaps in a single rally that expands their lead, the game may be said to be "broken open". "The <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">Padres</a> broke the game open with five runs in the fifth, thanks to three errors by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a>, who have <a href="#drop">dropped</a> 12 of 14."<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bring">bring</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=161" title="Edit section: bring"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To <a href="#pitch">pitch</a>; often used for a <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>: <b>bring the gas</b>, <b>bring the heat</b>, <b>bring it</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="broken-bat">broken-bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=162" title="Edit section: broken-bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An adjective referring to a play that originates with a batter's breaking his bat upon making contact with the ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bronx_Bombers">Bronx Bombers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=163" title="Edit section: Bronx Bombers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></div> <dl><dd>A nickname given to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> due to their ability to playing in a hitter-friendly ballpark.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bronx_cheer">bronx cheer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=164" title="Edit section: bronx cheer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A sarcastic cheer from the crowd; "raspberries".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="browsing">browsing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=165" title="Edit section: browsing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who strikes out looking, especially if the batter did not move his bat at all. This term is mainly used by sports commentators.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="brushback">brushback</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=166" title="Edit section: brushback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Brushback_pitch" title="Brushback pitch">brushback pitch</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> intentionally thrown close to a <a href="#batter">batter</a> to intimidate him, i.e., to "brush him back" from the plate. Also a <a href="#purpose_pitch">purpose pitch</a> or <a href="#chin_music">chin music</a>. Archaic usage: "a blowdown".<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="buck_and_change">buck and change</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=167" title="Edit section: buck and change"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player batting between .100 and .199 is said to be batting "a buck and change" or, more specifically, the equivalent average in dollars (bucks) and cents (change). Example: A batter batting .190 is said to be batting "a buck ninety". Major league position players with a batting average this low will very likely be demoted down to AAA for seasoning or even released outright. See also <a href="/wiki/Mendoza_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Mendoza line">Mendoza line</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bug_on_the_rug">bug on the rug</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=168" title="Edit section: bug on the rug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Phrase coined by Pittsburgh Pirates announcer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Prince" title="Bob Prince">Bob Prince</a> in the 1970s. A basehit that skittered through the gap, particularly on artificial turf.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bugs_Bunny_change-up">Bugs Bunny change-up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=169" title="Edit section: Bugs Bunny change-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A change-up pitch that appears to arrive at homeplate so slowly that a batter can make three swings and misses on a single pitch. Whiff-whiff-whiff, three strikes and the batter is out. The reference is to <a href="/wiki/Bugs_Bunny" title="Bugs Bunny">Bugs Bunny</a>, the animated cartoon character, who is depicted employing such a pitch in the cartoon <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_Bugs" title="Baseball Bugs">Baseball Bugs</a></i>. As <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Hoffman" title="Trevor Hoffman">Trevor Hoffman</a>'s changeup evolved into an all-world weapon, his pitching teammates were in awe of it, much like many hitters were. They liked it so much, they gave it a nickname. They called it the Bugs Bunny Pitch. 'You could swing at it three times and it still wouldn't be in the mitt', <a href="/wiki/Andy_Ashby" title="Andy Ashby">Andy Ashby</a> said, bringing up the image of the famous cartoon. 'I swear, he could tell them it's coming and they still couldn't hit it.'<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bullpen">bullpen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=170" title="Edit section: bullpen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rays_bullpen_(50329721118).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Rays_bullpen_%2850329721118%29.jpg/220px-Rays_bullpen_%2850329721118%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Rays_bullpen_%2850329721118%29.jpg/330px-Rays_bullpen_%2850329721118%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Rays_bullpen_%2850329721118%29.jpg/440px-Rays_bullpen_%2850329721118%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5568" data-file-height="3712" /></a><figcaption>"Bullpen" can be used to describe the area in which these <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a> relief pitchers are sitting or as a <a href="/wiki/Metonym" class="mw-redirect" title="Metonym">metonym</a> for the pitchers themselves.</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd><ul><li>The area used by <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitchers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catchers</a> to warm up before <a href="#mound">taking the mound</a> when play has already begun. This area is usually off to the side along either the left or right base line, or behind an <a href="/wiki/Outfield" title="Outfield">outfield</a> fence. It is almost never in <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair territory</a>, presumably due to the risk of interference with live action. A rare exception was at New York's <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> where the bullpens were in the deep left and right center field quarter-circles of the outfield wall.</li> <li>A team's <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitching</a> corps (so named because the relievers are in the bullpen during games).</li></ul></dd></dl> <dl><dd>There are varying theories of the origin of the term, discussed in more detail in the main article.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bullpen_by_committee">bullpen by committee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=171" title="Edit section: bullpen by committee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A strategy by which a club does not assign relief pitchers to specific roles such as "closer", "set-up", or "long relief", and instead may use any reliever at any given time. At the major league level, this strategy is commonly used when the club's closer is unavailable.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bullpen_game">bullpen game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=172" title="Edit section: bullpen game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A game in which a club employs relief pitchers throughout rather than using one of their starters.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bullpen_session">bullpen session</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=173" title="Edit section: bullpen session"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A regular activity for starting pitchers during a season.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bullpenning">bullpenning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=174" title="Edit section: bullpenning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An infrequently used strategy that involves using a string of <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief</a> <a href="#pitcher">pitchers</a> (some of whom, in this strategy, may be pitchers more often used as <a href="#starting_pitcher">starters</a>) in stints of no more than two innings instead of relying on one pitcher to work most of the innings.<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bump">bump</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=175" title="Edit section: bump"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The pitchers mound. "Who's on the bump today?"</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bunt">bunt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=176" title="Edit section: bunt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bunt_(baseball)" title="Bunt (baseball)">bunt (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To deliberately <a href="#bat_the_ball">bat the ball</a> weakly to a particular spot on the infield by holding the <a href="#bat">bat</a> nearly still, with one hand behind the sweet spot (q.v. under <a href="#bat">bat</a>) and letting the ball hit it. Typically, a bunt is used to <a href="#advance_a_runner">advance</a> other <a href="#baserunner">runners</a> and is then referred to as a <b><a href="#sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice</a></b> or <b>a sacrifice</b> <b>hit</b> or a <b>sacrifice bunt</b>. When done correctly, <a href="#fielder">fielders</a> have no play except, at best, to throw the <a href="/wiki/Base_running#The_batter-runner" title="Base running">batter-runner</a> out at first base.</li> <li>Speedy runners also bunt for <a href="#base_hit">base hits</a> when <a href="#infielder">infielders</a> are <a href="#playing_back">playing back</a>. In such a situation, left-handed hitters may use a <b>drag bunt</b>, in which they start stepping towards first base while completing the bunt swing. Even the great slugger <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> would drag bunt once in a while, taking advantage of his 3.1 second speed from home to first base. Currently, <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Zimmerman" title="Ryan Zimmerman">Ryan Zimmerman</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Nationals</a> is notable in that he is a right-handed hitter who uses drag bunts successfully.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bush_league">bush league</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=177" title="Edit section: bush league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A slang term for play that is of <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a> or unprofessional quality. The <b>"bushes"</b> or the <b>"sticks"</b> are small towns where minor league teams may operate. A "busher" refers to someone from the "bush leagues": see subtitle of Ring Lardner's first book, <i><a href="/wiki/You_Know_Me_Al" title="You Know Me Al">You Know Me Al: A Busher's Letters</a></i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="businessman's_special"><span id="businessman.27s_special"></span>businessman's special</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=178" title="Edit section: businessman's special"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A day game on a weekday.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="bust_him_in">bust him in</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=179" title="Edit section: bust him in"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw a <a href="#fastball">fastball</a> in on the hitter's hands. Also: <a href="#tie_him_up">tie him up</a>, <a href="#in_the_(his)_kitchen">in the kitchen</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="butcher">butcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=180" title="Edit section: butcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A very poor fielder.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="butcher_boy">butcher boy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=181" title="Edit section: butcher boy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A strategy where the hitter first shows he intends to bunt, pulls back the bat when the pitcher begins the delivery, and takes a quick swing at the pitch. Generally used by weaker hitters such as pitchers. <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> was known for employing this tactic effectively in the early part of his career with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="buzz_the_tower">buzz the tower</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=182" title="Edit section: buzz the tower"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw a high <a href="#fastball">fastball</a> up-and-in to a hitter, typically with intent to back the hitter off the plate or <a href="#make_a_statement">make a statement</a>. Also see <a href="#brushback">brushback</a> and <a href="#purpose_pitch">purpose pitch</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="C">C</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=183" title="Edit section: C"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cactus_League">Cactus League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=184" title="Edit section: Cactus League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cactus_league" class="mw-redirect" title="Cactus league">Cactus league</a></div> <dl><dd>The group of teams that conduct their pre-season <a href="#Spring_training">spring training</a> exhibition games in <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> where the <a href="/wiki/Cactus" title="Cactus">cactus</a> grows in abundance. See also <a href="#Grapefruit_League">Grapefruit League</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="caddy">caddy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=185" title="Edit section: caddy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A caddy's sole function is to come in as a substitute in the late innings of a lopsided game to act as a defensive replacement for an aging power hitter or to pinch run.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="called_up">called up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=186" title="Edit section: called up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A Major League team may call up or promote a player from the minor leagues during the season to take a spot on its roster, often to replace a player who has been <a href="#sent_down">sent down</a> to the minor leagues or else placed on the <a href="#disabled_list">disabled list</a>. Players who have been in the major leagues previously (and were sent down) may be said to be <b>recalled</b> rather than called up. After August 31, several minor leaguers may be called up to take a spot on the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions#25-man,_40-man,_and_postseason_rosters" title="Major League Baseball transactions">expanded roster</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cannon">cannon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=187" title="Edit section: cannon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A strong arm. Also, a <b>gun</b>.</li> <li>To throw strongly. Announcer following a play in which the shortstop fields a ground ball and throws hard to first: "Guillen cannons and gets him."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="can_of_corn">can of corn</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=188" title="Edit section: can of corn"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A high, easy-to-catch, <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a> hit to the outfield. The phrase is said to have originated in the nineteenth-century and relates to an old-time grocer's method of getting canned goods down from a high shelf. Using a stick with a hook on the end, a grocer could tip a can so it would fall for an easy catch into his apron. One theory for use of corn as the canned good in the phrase is that a can of corn was considered the easiest "catch" as corn was the best selling vegetable in the store and so was heavily stocked on the lowest shelves. Another theory is that the corn refers to the practice in the very early days of baseball of calling the outfield the "corn field", especially in early amateur baseball where the outfield may have been a farm field. Frequently used by <a href="/wiki/Red_Barber" title="Red Barber">Red Barber</a>, a variation, 'A #8 CAN OF GOLDEN BANTAM' was favored by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Prince" title="Bob Prince">Bob Prince</a>, Pittsburgh Pirates' announcer. The phrase was also used by Yankee announcer <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>, Red Sox and then White Sox broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson</a>, and Blue Jays broadcaster and former manager <a href="/wiki/Buck_Martinez" title="Buck Martinez">Buck Martinez</a> as voiced in the popular video game <a href="/wiki/Triple_Play_2000" title="Triple Play 2000">Triple Play 2000</a>. Also, a phrase used to refer to something that is not challenging. Informally, can of corn may be used as a phrase to describe mild excitement, personal acknowledgement or recognition of significance.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Captain_Hook">Captain Hook</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=189" title="Edit section: Captain Hook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A manager who often takes a pitcher out of the game at the first sign of trouble. <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> was perhaps the best example of a "Captain Hook" at the major league level. See <a href="#hook">hook</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="carve_up">carve up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=190" title="Edit section: carve up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher quickly dispatches a batter with three or four pitches that the batter only whiffs at, the pitcher may be said to have "carved up the batter" – like a chef carving up a turkey. Headline: "How <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Buehrle</a> carved up <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay</a> with just one 90-m.p.h. pitch."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cash_in">cash in</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=191" title="Edit section: cash in"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To knock in a runner who is already on base. "Lauren Rorebeck then cashed both runners in with a home run over the left field fence to tie the game at 7–7 with two innings to play."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="catbird_seat">catbird seat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=192" title="Edit section: catbird seat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Catbird_seat" title="Catbird seat">Catbird seat</a></div> <dl><dd>A desirable or auspicious situation. Popularized by <a href="/wiki/Red_Barber" title="Red Barber">Red Barber</a>, longtime broadcaster for the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a>. <a href="/wiki/James_Thurber" title="James Thurber">James Thurber</a> wrote in his short story of the same title: <i>"[S]itting in the catbird seat" means sitting pretty, like a batter with <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">three balls and no strikes</a> on him.</i> The <a href="/wiki/Gray_catbird" title="Gray catbird">catbird</a> is said to seek out the highest point in a tree to sing his song, so someone in the catbird seat is high up.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="catch_up_to_a_fastball">catch up to a fastball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=193" title="Edit section: catch up to a fastball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>As if a batter were running a footrace with a fastball, he's said to "catch up" to a fastball if his reaction time and bat speed are quick enough to hit a fastball by a <a href="#power_pitcher">power pitcher</a>. "Our scouting reports indicate he can still hit and still catch up to a fastball. As long as he can catch up to a fastball, he's going to get the money."<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="catcher's_interference"><span id="catcher.27s_interference"></span>catcher's interference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=194" title="Edit section: catcher's interference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">Interference (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>It is catcher's interference when the catcher physically hinders the batter's opportunity to swing at a pitch. In professional baseball, play continues and after continuous playing action ceases, the umpire calls time. The penalty is that the batter is awarded first base; any runner attempting to steal is awarded that base and all other runners advance only if forced. The manager of the offensive team has the option of keeping the result of the play. He will not be given the option by the umpires and must explicitly declare it before the play continues after awarding bases. The catcher is charged with an error. This is one of many types of <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">interference</a> call.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="caught_looking">caught looking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=195" title="Edit section: caught looking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A term used when the third strike is called on a batter without the batter attempting to swing at the pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="caught_napping">caught napping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=196" title="Edit section: caught napping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A baserunner who is <a href="#tag">tagged out</a> because he wasn't paying attention to what the defensive players were doing is "caught napping". Often this involves a <a href="#pickoff">pickoff play</a> in which the infielder sneaks up behind the runner and takes a throw from the pitcher or, less often, the catcher.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cellar">cellar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=197" title="Edit section: cellar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Last place, bottom of the standings. A team that spends too much time in last place, especially over a stretch of years, tends to acquire the unflattering title of <b>cellar dweller</b>. SYNONYM: <a href="#basement">basement</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cement_mixer">cement mixer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=198" title="Edit section: cement mixer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A baseball pitched with the intent to break out of the strike zone that fails to break and ends up hanging in the strike zone; an unintentional slow fastball with side spin resembling a fixed-axis spinning cement mixer, which does not translate.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="center_cut">center cut</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=199" title="Edit section: center cut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>From <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bronxpinstripes.com/yankees-prospects/minority-report-knowing-the-scouting-language/">bronxpinstripes.com</a>: A butcher's term for the best cut of beef. In baseball lingo, it is a fastball down the middle.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="the_chair">the chair</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=200" title="Edit section: the chair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Specifically regarding a batter: A seat on the bench, as opposed to reaching base or remaining in the batter's box. As in, "throw him the chair". The expression is an encouragement to the pitcher to strike out the batter, sending him back to the dugout, thus "throwing him the chair"—forcing him to sit down.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="challenge_the_hitter">challenge the hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=201" title="Edit section: challenge the hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher is aggressive and throws strikes, perhaps his best fastball, he may be said to "challenge the hitter". Akin to <a href="#pound_the_strike_zone">pounding the strike zone</a> or <a href="#attack_the_strike_zone">attacking the strike zone</a>. "Jared has outstanding stuff", Mee said. "The one thing I would like to see him do is throw more strikes and challenge the hitters. He has a lot of ability and when he is ahead in the count he's a very difficult guy to hit off of."<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="change_the_eye_level">change the eye level</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=202" title="Edit section: change the eye level"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher "changes the eye level" of a hitter by throwing pitches at different heights in the strike zone. This is intended to keep the hitter off-balance or uncomfortable. "Changing the eye-level of a hitter is important because as you advance, it'll become more difficult for you to get a hitter to move his feet in the batters box – even by pitching inside – so the next option is to move the hitter's eyes."<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="changeup">changeup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=203" title="Edit section: changeup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">changeup</a></div> <dl><dd>A changeup or <b>a change</b> is a <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> meant to look like a <a href="#fastball">fastball</a> - but with less velocity - short for <b>change of pace</b>. A variety of this pitch is the <b>circle change</b>, where a circle is formed using the thumb and index finger on the last third of a ball. This causes the ball to break inside and down to right-handed batter from a right-handed pitcher, frequently resulting in ground balls. Also, a <b>straight change</b> - made famous by <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a> - can be utilized. The grip requires all fingers to be used in holding the ball, resulting in more friction, thus slowing the ball down tremendously.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="charge">charge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=204" title="Edit section: charge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When an infielder runs towards a ground ball rather than wait for it to come to him.</li> <li>Runs are said to be "charged" to the pitcher who initially allowed the scoring runner to get on base.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="charging_the_mound">charging the mound</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=205" title="Edit section: charging the mound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Charging_the_mound" title="Charging the mound">Charging the mound</a></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Charging_the_mound" title="Charging the mound">Charging the mound</a> refers to a batter assaulting the pitcher after being <a href="#hit_by_pitch">hit by a pitch</a> or in some cases after narrowly avoiding being hit. The first incident of a professional charging the mound has not been identified but the practice certainly dates back to the game's early days. Charging the mound is often the precipitating cause of a <a href="/wiki/Bench-clearing_brawl" title="Bench-clearing brawl">bench-clearing brawl</a> and will most likely result in the batter's <a href="/wiki/Ejection_(sports)" title="Ejection (sports)">ejection</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="chase">chase</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=206" title="Edit section: chase"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To chase (or chase after) is to <a href="#swing">swing</a> at a <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> well outside of the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>.</li> <li>A pitcher who is removed from the game by the manager because he gave up too many runs is said to have been "chased from the game" or "chased from the mound" by the opposing batters. "<a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Pettitte</a> was chased from the game in the seventh inning following an RBI single by <a href="/wiki/Willy_Taveras" title="Willy Taveras">Willy Taveras</a> and a two-RBI triple by <a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Matsui" title="Kazuo Matsui">Kazuo Matsui</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A player or coach who is <a href="#eject">ejected</a> from the game by an umpire can be said to be chased. "<a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Martin</a> was tossed by umpire <a href="/wiki/Lee_Weyer" title="Lee Weyer">Lee Weyer</a> in the fourth game of the <a href="/wiki/1976_World_Series" title="1976 World Series">1976 Series</a>, seven years after <a href="/wiki/Earl_Weaver" title="Earl Weaver">Weaver</a> was chased by <a href="/wiki/Shag_Crawford" title="Shag Crawford">Shag Crawford</a> in the fourth game in 1969."<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="chatter">chatter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=207" title="Edit section: chatter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To verbally challenge or taunt to distract the opposing batter. Fans and players alike participate in chatter. "Heybattabattabatta" is an example of common baseball chatter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chavez_Ravine">Chavez Ravine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=208" title="Edit section: Chavez Ravine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Nickname for <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a>. The ballpark was built in the late 1950s in a former residential neighborhood named Chavez Ravine.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cheap_run">cheap run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=209" title="Edit section: cheap run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A run that comes about from luck or with little effort by the offensive team. Headline: "A Cheap Run for the Rays." Story: "<a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Carl Crawford</a> got lucky with that blooper down the line; wasn't a bad pitch from <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" title="Jamie Moyer">Jamie Moyer</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="check_the_runner">check the runner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=210" title="Edit section: check the runner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> or an infielder who fields a ball, looks in the direction of a <a href="#baserunner">runner</a> <a href="#on-base_percentage_(OBP)">on base</a> and thereby causes him to not take as large of a <a href="#lead">lead</a> as he would otherwise have taken.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="checked_swing">checked swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=211" title="Edit section: checked swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Checked_swing" title="Checked swing">Checked swing</a></div> <dl><dd>A batter checks a swing by stopping it before the bat crosses the front of home plate. If he fails to stop it in time, the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> will call a strike because he swung at the pitch. Often the umpire's view of the swing is obstructed. If the umpire calls the pitch a ball, a defensive player such as the catcher or pitcher can ask the home plate umpire to ask another umpire whether the batter swung at the pitch. In such a case, the home plate umpire always accepts the judgment of the other umpire. "Basically, the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> tied the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Sox</a> in knots the entire game—or else they wouldn't have had as many checked swings as they did. Or as many strikes that they tried to sell to the umpires as balls."<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cheddar">cheddar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=212" title="Edit section: cheddar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#cheese">cheese</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cheese">cheese</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=213" title="Edit section: cheese"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>, particularly one that is difficult to hit. A fastball high in the strike zone is also called <a href="#high_cheese">high cheese</a>, and one low in the zone can be called cheese at the knees. 'Easy Cheese' refers to the seemingly effortless motion of a pitcher as he throws a fastball at very high velocity.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="chin_music">chin music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=214" title="Edit section: chin music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#high_and_tight">high and tight</a>, <a href="#up_and_in">up and in</a> <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> meant to knock a batter back from <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a> to avoid being hit on the chin. Also known as a <i><a href="#brushback">brush-back</a></i> or <i><a href="#purpose_pitch">purpose pitch</a></i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chinese_home_run">Chinese home run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=215" title="Edit section: Chinese home run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chinese_home_run" title="Chinese home run">Chinese home run</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>An older term for a home run, often a high fly ball, that barely clears the fence at that part of the outfield closest to the plate. It was frequently used in reference to such hits at the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a>, former home of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(MLB)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (MLB)">New York Giants</a>, which had notoriously short foul lines. Its use has declined since that stadium was demolished, and even further as it has been perceived as ethnically offensive.<sup id="cite_ref-Dickson_Chinese_home_run_definition_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickson_Chinese_home_run_definition-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A secondary sense is that of a long fly ball, usually one that travels backward from home plate. This usage appears to be restricted to <a href="/wiki/Sandlot_ball" title="Sandlot ball">sandlot ball</a> games in <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>, where it may have evolved from a supposed "Chaney's home run", a backward foul by a player of that name who eventually won a game for the hitting team when the ball, the last one available, could not be found. The umpire then ruled that the other team failed to provide an adequate number of balls and had thus forfeited the game.<sup id="cite_ref-Dickson_Chinese_home_run_definition_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dickson_Chinese_home_run_definition-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="chinker">chinker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=216" title="Edit section: chinker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#blooper">blooper</a>; a <a href="#dying_quail">dying quail</a>; a <a href="#bleeder">bleeder</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="chopper">chopper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=217" title="Edit section: chopper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A chopper refers to a batted ball that immediately strikes the hardened area of dirt directly in front of home plate, causing it to bounce high into the infield. Batters who are fast runners can convert such choppers into base hits. Also a batted ball that bounces several times before either being fielded by an infielder or reaching the outfield. Former Braves broadcaster Skip Caray often whimsically called bouncers to third base when Atlanta was on defense as "a chopper to Chipper" in reference to long-time Braves third baseman <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Chipper Jones</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="choke_up">choke up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=218" title="Edit section: choke up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Joey_Votto_choking_up_in_2015_(21381788014)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Joey_Votto_choking_up_in_2015_%2821381788014%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Joey_Votto_choking_up_in_2015_%2821381788014%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Joey_Votto_choking_up_in_2015_%2821381788014%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Joey_Votto_choking_up_in_2015_%2821381788014%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Joey_Votto_choking_up_in_2015_%2821381788014%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Joey_Votto_choking_up_in_2015_%2821381788014%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="517" data-file-height="721" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Joey_Votto" title="Joey Votto">Joey Votto</a> chokes up on the bat during a 2015 game</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>A <a href="#batter">batter</a> "chokes up" by sliding his hands up from the knob end of the <a href="#bat">bat</a> to give him more control over his bat. It reduces the power and increases the control. Prior to driving in the Series-winning hit with a <a href="#blooper">bloop single</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">2001 World Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luis_Gonzalez_(outfielder,_born_1967)" title="Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)">Luis Gonzalez</a> choked up on the bat.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Thus he came through, and did not "<a href="/wiki/Choke_(sports)" title="Choke (sports)">choke</a>" in the clutch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="chuck">chuck</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=219" title="Edit section: chuck"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Throw. A pitcher is sometimes referred to as a chucker or someone who can really chuck the ball. In San Francisco, sometimes the fans are referred to as <b>battery chuckers</b>, referring to several incidents where many fans threw batteries onto the field. These incidents date back at least to the early aughts in San Francisco, although there was at least one earlier incident involving Phillies fans.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="circle">circle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=220" title="Edit section: circle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <i>on-deck circle</i>, officially known as the <a href="#next_batter's_box">next batter's box</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="circus_catch">circus catch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=221" title="Edit section: circus catch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An outstanding catch, usually when a fielder has to leave his feet or go through contortions to make, resembling a circus acrobat in the process.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="clean_hit">clean hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=222" title="Edit section: clean hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter hits a ball through the infield without its being touched by a fielder, he may be said to have a "clean hit". Similarly, if a batter hits a ball over an outfielder's head, he may have a "clean hit". "<a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Tris</a> truly loved to hit and would always get a thrill when getting a 'clean' hit that travelled over an outfielder's head."<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="clean_inning">clean inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=223" title="Edit section: clean inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher allows zero hits, walks or runs and the defense does not commit an error. "I want to see clean innings", <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cooper</a> said. "This is a time when we should be seeing them – crisp, clean innings. Yet we're hitting guys [who] are trying to bunt, walking guys on four pitches<span class="nowrap"> </span>... This is not young kids doing this stuff. This is ridiculous. I don't care who it is. It shouldn't be happening. We've got to clean it up. I'd like to see some clean innings sooner or later. We should be throwing strike one, strike two, make some pitches. We're all over the place. We're not even close to the strike zone."<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cleanup_hitter">cleanup hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=224" title="Edit section: cleanup hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cleanup_hitter" title="Cleanup hitter">Cleanup hitter</a></div> <dl><dd>The fourth <a href="#batter">batter</a> in the lineup, usually a <a href="#power_hitter">power hitter</a>. The strategy is to get some <a href="#baserunner">runners</a> on base for the cleanup hitter to <a href="#drive">drive home</a>. In theory, if the first three batters of the game were to <a href="#load_the_bases">load the bases</a>, the No. 4 hitter would ideally "clean up" the bases with a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="clear_the_bases">clear the bases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=225" title="Edit section: clear the bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who drives home all the runners on base without scoring himself is said to "clear the bases". "Dikito's base-clearing triple sent the pro-Falcon crowd into a frenzy."<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="climbing_the_ladder">climbing the ladder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=226" title="Edit section: climbing the ladder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A tactic where a <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> delivers a succession of <a href="#pitch">pitches</a> out of the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>, each higher than the last, in an attempt to get the batter to swing at a pitch "<a href="#in_the_batter's_eyes">in his eyes</a>".</li> <li>When a <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> makes an unusually high jump to catch a high <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a>, as though he climbed an invisible ladder to make the catch</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="clinic">clinic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=227" title="Edit section: clinic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A dominant performance by one person or team. "David Price really put on a clinic out there, striking out the side."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="closer">closer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=228" title="Edit section: closer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">Closer (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a> who is consistently used to "close" or finish a game by getting the final outs. Closers are often among the most <a href="#overpower_the_hitter">overpowering</a> <a href="#pitcher">pitchers</a>, and sometimes even the most erratic. Alternatively, they might specialize in a pitch that is difficult to hit, such as the <a href="/wiki/Split-finger_fastball" title="Split-finger fastball">splitter</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Cutter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutter (baseball)">cut fastball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="close_the_book">close the book</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=229" title="Edit section: close the book"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>One can "close the book" on a pitcher who has been replaced when his statistics for the game become final. If a <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a> enters the game with one or more <a href="/wiki/Inherited_runners" class="mw-redirect" title="Inherited runners">inherited runners</a>, and those runners eventually score, they still affect the statistics of the pitcher who allowed them on base (e.g., <a href="#earned_run_average">earned run average</a>). Once all runners charged to a particular pitcher score or get put out, or the third out is made in the inning, then his statistics can no longer change (except his status as <a href="#pitcher_of_record">pitcher of record</a>) and his "book" is "closed".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="clothesline">clothesline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=230" title="Edit section: clothesline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See "<a href="#throw_a_clothesline">throw a clothesline</a>".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="clubhouse">clubhouse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=231" title="Edit section: clubhouse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A team's <a href="/wiki/Changing_room" title="Changing room">locker room</a>, which may also include eating, entertainment, and workout facilities, especially at the highest professional level. The term "clubhouse" is also frequently used in the sports of golf and thoroughbred horse racing.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="clutch">clutch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=232" title="Edit section: clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Clutch_hitter" title="Clutch hitter">Clutch hitter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clutch_(sports)" title="Clutch (sports)">Clutch (sports)</a></div> <dl><dd>Good performance under pressure when good performance really matters. May refer to such a situation (being <b>in the clutch</b>) or to a player (a good <a href="/wiki/Clutch_hitter" title="Clutch hitter">clutch hitter</a>, or one who "can hit in the clutch"); or to specific <a href="#hit">hits</a> ("that was a clutch hit"). Most baseball <a href="#fan">fans</a> believe that clutch hitting exists, but there is significant disagreement among <a href="#stathead">statheads</a> whether clutch hitting is a specific skill or instead just something good hitters in general do. An old synonym for clutch is <b>pinch</b>, as in <a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">Christy Mathewson</a>'s book, <i>Pitching in a Pinch</i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cock-shot">cock-shot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=233" title="Edit section: cock-shot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A belt-high, very hittable fastball, usually down the middle of the plate. As used by Bob McClure, former Red Sox Pitching Coach: "When you throw a cock-shot fastball just above the belt, right down the middle, you're hoping they don't swing. A lot of times, that gets hit out of the ballpark."<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="collar">collar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=234" title="Edit section: collar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Symbol of going hitless in a game, suggested by its resemblance to a zero, along with the implication of "choking"; <b>to wear the collar</b>: "If Wright doesn't get a hit here, he'll be wearing an 0<span class="nowrap"> </span>for<span class="nowrap"> </span>5 collar on the day." Also, <b>to take the collar</b>: "<a href="/wiki/Cameron_Maybin" title="Cameron Maybin">Cameron Maybin</a> took the collar in his major league debut, striking out twice."<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Starr_(sportscaster)" title="Bob Starr (sportscaster)">Bob Starr (sportscaster)</a> who was a Major League baseball announcer for 25 years (1972-97), restricted his use of the term "wears the collar" only to players who <b>struck out 4 times in a game</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="comebacker">comebacker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=235" title="Edit section: comebacker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A line drive or ground ball batted directly back to the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="command">command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=236" title="Edit section: command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The advanced skill of a pitcher's ability to throw a pitch where he intends to. Contrast with control, which is just the ability to throw strikes; command is the ability to hit particular spots in or out of the <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a>. Also see <a href="#locate">location</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="complete_game">complete game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=237" title="Edit section: complete game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">Complete game</a></div> <dl><dd>A complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game himself, without the benefit of a relief pitcher. A complete game can be either a win or a loss. A complete game can be awarded to a pitcher even if he pitches less than (or more than) nine innings, as long as he pitches the entire game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="complete_game_shut_out">complete game shut out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=238" title="Edit section: complete game shut out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A complete game shut out (CGSO) occurs when a pitcher throws a complete game and does not allow the other team to score.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="contact_hitter">contact hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=239" title="Edit section: contact hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Contact_hitter" title="Contact hitter">Contact hitter</a></div> <dl><dd>A hitter who does not <a href="#strike_out">strike out</a> often. Thus, he's usually able to make contact with the ball and <a href="#in_play">put it in play</a>. This doesn't mean he's necessarily a pitty-patty <a href="#slap_hitter">slap hitter</a>. He may hit for power, but typically with more doubles/triples instead of home runs. <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Tony Gwynn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a> are all excellent examples of contact hitters.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="contact_pitcher">contact pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=240" title="Edit section: contact pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#pitch_to_contact">pitch to contact</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="contact_play">contact play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=241" title="Edit section: contact play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Contact_play" class="mw-redirect" title="Contact play">Contact play</a></div> <dl><dd>When a runner at third base is instructed by a coach to attempt to score as soon as he hears the bat make contact with a pitch, not waiting to learn what kind of contact has been made (fair ball or foul ball, fly ball or ground ball). In such a case, the runner is told to "run on contact". This play would typically occur when the game is close or the bases are loaded. More generally, "Baserunners 'run on contact' when there are two outs, since there is nothing to lose if the ball is caught or the batter is thrown out."<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="control_artist">control artist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=242" title="Edit section: control artist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Control_pitcher" title="Control pitcher">Control pitcher</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who gives up very few bases on balls or has excellent <a href="#command">command</a> of his pitches. Also known as a <a href="/wiki/Control_pitcher" title="Control pitcher">control pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cookie">cookie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=243" title="Edit section: cookie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch that is easy to hit. Conversely, in the case where the first pitch is a strike and the second pitch is a ball, the second may be the result of a pitcher's missing his spot; the pitcher responds by throwing a <b>cookie</b> to regain control.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cooperstown">Cooperstown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=244" title="Edit section: Cooperstown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a></div> <dl><dd>A metonym for the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Fame</a>, located in Cooperstown, New York. A player or manager "on his way to Cooperstown" is one thought destined for induction into the Hall of Fame.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="corked_bat">corked bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=245" title="Edit section: corked bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Corked_bat" title="Corked bat">Corked bat</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#bat">bat</a> in which <a href="/wiki/Cork_(material)" title="Cork (material)">cork</a> (or possibly <a href="/wiki/Rubber" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubber">rubber</a> or some other elastic material) has been inserted into the core of the wooden barrel. Although modifying a bat in this way may help to increase bat speed or control by making the bat lighter, contrary to popular belief it does not impart more energy to the batted ball.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A batter could achieve a similar effect by <a href="#choke_up">choking up</a> on the bat or using a shorter bat. A player who is caught altering his bat illegally is subject to suspension or other penalties. The last such case in Major League Baseball involved the slugger <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="corners">corners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=246" title="Edit section: corners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When runners are "at the corners", they are at first base and third base on the baseball diamond, with no runner on second base.</li> <li>The "corners of the plate" are the inside and outside edges of home plate. Some pitchers <a href="#live_on_the_corners">live on the corners</a> or just <a href="#nibble">nibble</a> on them. Others are skilled at "<a href="#to_paint">painting the corners</a>".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="corner_outfielder">corner outfielder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=247" title="Edit section: corner outfielder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/Left_fielder" title="Left fielder">left fielder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Right_fielder" title="Right fielder">right fielder</a> are corner outfielders.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cornerman">cornerman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=248" title="Edit section: cornerman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Corner_infielder" class="mw-redirect" title="Corner infielder">corner infielder</a>, or an infielder who plays third or first base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="count">count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=249" title="Edit section: count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Count_(baseball)" title="Count (baseball)">Count (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>The number of balls and strikes a batsman has in his current at-bat. Usually announced as a pair of numbers, for instance "3–0" (pronounced "three and oh"), with the first number being the number of balls and the second being the number of strikes. A 3–2 count – one with the maximum number of balls and strikes in a given at bat – is referred to as a <b>full count</b>. A count of 1–1 or 2–2 is called <b>even</b>, although the pitcher is considered to have the advantage on a 2–2 pitch because he can still throw another ball without consequence, whereas another strike means the batter is out. A batter is said to be <b>ahead in the count</b> (and a pitcher behind in the count) if the count is 1–0, 2–0, 2–1, 3–0, or 3–1. A batter is said to be <b>behind in the count</b> (and a pitcher ahead in the count) if the count is 0–1, 0–2, or 1–2.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cousin">cousin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=250" title="Edit section: cousin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who is easy for a particular batter to hit.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="covering_a_base">covering a base</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=251" title="Edit section: covering a base"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Covering_a_base" title="Covering a base">Covering a base</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Part of the infielders' job is to cover bases. That is, stand next to a base in anticipation of receiving the ball from another fielder, then make a play on a baserunner who is approaching that base. On a <a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">force play</a> or an <a href="/wiki/Appeal_play" title="Appeal play">appeal play</a>, the fielder covering a base stands with one foot on that base when he catches the ball.</li> <li>When a <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> goes to make a <a href="#play">play</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">base</a> that is not his <a href="#position">position</a> (usually because the fielder for that base is unavailable to <a href="/wiki/Catch_(baseball)" title="Catch (baseball)">catch</a> the ball at that base because he is busy <a href="#field">fielding</a> the <a href="#bat">batted ball</a>). A common example is when the <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> <a href="#field">fields</a> a <a href="#bat">batted</a> <a href="#ground_ball">ground ball</a>, but is too far from the base to <a href="/wiki/Putout" title="Putout">put the runner out</a>. The <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> runs over to "cover" <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a> to take the throw from the first baseman (play would be scored as "3-1", meaning first baseman to pitcher).</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crack_of_the_bat">crack of the bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=252" title="Edit section: crack of the bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The sound of the bat hitting the ball. The term is used in baseball to mean "immediately, without hesitation". For example, a baserunner may start running "on the crack of the bat", as opposed to waiting to see where the ball goes.</li> <li>Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit. As physicist <a href="/wiki/Robert_Adair_(physicist)" title="Robert Adair (physicist)">Robert Adair</a> has written, "When a baseball is hit straight at an outfielder he cannot quickly judge the angle of ascent and the distance the ball will travel. If he waits until the trajectory is well defined, he has waited too long and will not be able to reach otherwise catchable balls. If he starts quickly, but misjudges the ball such that his first step is wrong (in for a long fly or back for a short fly), the turn-around time sharply reduces his range and he will again miss catchable balls. To help his judgment, the experienced outfielder listens to the sound of the wooden bat hitting the ball. If he hears a 'crack' he runs out, if he hears a 'clunk' he runs in."<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Similarly, with metal bats, the outfielders have to learn to distinguish a "ping" from a "plunk".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crackerbox">crackerbox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=253" title="Edit section: crackerbox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A small baseball field considered to be friendly to power hitters and unfriendly to pitchers. A <a href="#bandbox">bandbox</a>. (see: <a href="/wiki/Baker_Bowl" title="Baker Bowl">Baker Bowl</a>)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crackerjack">crackerjack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=254" title="Edit section: crackerjack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player or team with power and exceptional skill.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crafty">crafty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=255" title="Edit section: crafty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Another term for a <a href="/wiki/Control_pitcher" title="Control pitcher">control pitcher</a>. <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a> was a crafty pitcher.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crank">crank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=256" title="Edit section: crank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit a ball for extra bases, typically a home run. "<a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a> cranked a homer to left to make it 6–5."<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, a turn of the century (19th century) euphemism for baseball spectators, referring to the cranking of the turnstiles as they pass into the ballpark.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crash">crash</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=257" title="Edit section: crash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A method of defending against a <a href="#bunt">bunt</a> in which the first and third basemen <a href="#charge">charge</a> towards the batter to field the ball, the second baseman <a href="#covering_a_base">covers</a> first base, and the shortstop covers second or third, depending on where the lead runner is going. May also refer more generally to the action of any infielder charging towards the batter on a bunt.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crooked_number">crooked number</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=258" title="Edit section: crooked number"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A number other than a zero or a one, referring to the appearance of the actual number. A team which is able to score two or more runs in an <a href="#inning">inning</a> is said to "hang a crooked number" on the scoreboard or on the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="creature">creature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=259" title="Edit section: creature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A home run that is clearly going out as soon as it is hit. It is referred to in this manner because it is disturbing to the pitcher like some type of creature.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crossed_up">crossed up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=260" title="Edit section: crossed up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a catcher calls for the pitcher to throw one type of pitch (e.g., a fastball) but the pitcher throws another (e.g., a curveball), the catcher has been crossed up. This may lead to a <a href="/wiki/Passed_ball" title="Passed ball">passed ball</a>, allowing a runner on base to advance. "<a href="/wiki/Michael_Barrett_(baseball)" title="Michael Barrett (baseball)">Barrett's</a> passed ball allowed the last of three runs to score in the fifth as the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Reds</a> increased their lead to 7–2. <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Williams_(baseball)" title="Jerome Williams (baseball)">Williams'</a> pitch crossed him up. 'I was looking for a sinker and it cut away from me', Barrett said. 'I had a play at the plate, but my shin guard stuck in the grass. It was a frustrating day.'"<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>When a batter has been set up to expect a certain type of pitch but instead receives a different one, he may be crossed up, perhaps leading to a weakly hit ball or a swing and a miss.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crowd_the_hitter">crowd the hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=261" title="Edit section: crowd the hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher throws the ball toward the inside part of the plate, he may be trying to "crowd the hitter" by making it difficult for him to extend his arms and get a full swing at the pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crowd_the_plate">crowd the plate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=262" title="Edit section: crowd the plate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a <a href="#batter">batter</a> sets his <a href="#stance">stance</a> extremely close to the <a href="#home_plate">plate</a>, sometimes covering up part of the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>. This angers <a href="#pitcher">pitchers</a> and, if done repeatedly, can lead to a <a href="#brushback">brush-back</a> pitch or even a <a href="/wiki/Beanball" title="Beanball">beanball</a> being thrown at the batter to clear the plate. "I am fully aware that when you crowd the plate, you're going to get a high heater."<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="crush_the_ball">crush the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=263" title="Edit section: crush the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A batter who hits a ball extremely hard and far might be said to crush the ball, as if he had destroyed the baseball or at least changed its shape. Related expressions are <b>crunched the ball</b> or <b>mashed the ball</b>. Indeed, a slugger is sometimes described as a <b>masher</b>. Illustration: "Though the 25-year-old has impressed with two homers in five games, he's more of a pure hitter than a masher."</li> <li>Other types of baseball destruction include <b>knocking the stuffing out of the ball</b> and <b>knocking the horsehide [cover] off the ball</b>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cue_the_ball">cue the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=264" title="Edit section: cue the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a ball is hit off the end of the bat, the batter may be said to have "cued the ball" (as if he hit it with a <a href="/wiki/Cue_stick" title="Cue stick">pool cue</a>). "<a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Kendrick</a> took third on a broken-bat ground-out and scored on a cued grounder to first base by <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Shealy" title="Ryan Shealy">Ryan Shealy</a><span class="nowrap"> </span>..."<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cup_of_coffee">cup of coffee</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=265" title="Edit section: cup of coffee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cup_of_coffee" title="Cup of coffee">Cup of coffee</a></div> <dl><dd>A short time spent by a <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league</a> player at the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">major league</a> level. The idea is that the player was there only long enough to have a cup of coffee. It can also be used to describe a very brief stay (less than a season) with a major league club.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="curveball">curveball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=266" title="Edit section: curveball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">Curveball</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> that curves or breaks from a straight or expected flight path toward <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a>. Also called simply "a curve".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cut">cut</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=267" title="Edit section: cut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A swing of the bat.</li> <li>To be removed from the <a href="#roster">roster</a> or from the team.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cut_fastball">cut fastball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=268" title="Edit section: cut fastball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cutter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutter (baseball)">Cutter (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A cut fastball or cutter is a <a href="#fastball">fastball</a> that has lateral <a href="#movement">movement</a>. A "<a href="/wiki/Fastball#Cutter" title="Fastball">cut fastball</a>" is similar to a <a href="#slider">slider</a> that is more notable for its speed than its lateral movement.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cut_down_on_his_swing">cut down on his swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=269" title="Edit section: cut down on his swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter reduces the amplitude of his swing, either by <a href="#choke_up">choking up</a> on the bat or just by starting his swing less far behind his head, he "cuts down on his swing", thereby helping him to get his bat around faster. Also "shorten his swing". "<a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a> swung so hard during an 0-for-5 night Tuesday he looked as if he might come right out of his spikes. So, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Hatcher" title="Mickey Hatcher">Hatcher</a> suggested Wednesday that Guerrero widen his stance slightly, a move that forces hitters to cut down on their swing a bit."<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cut_the_ball_off">cut the ball off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=270" title="Edit section: cut the ball off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a ball is hit in the gap between outfielders, a fielder often has to make a choice whether to run toward the fence to catch or retrieve the ball or to run toward the ball and try to field it before it gets by him and reaches the fence. In the latter case, he's said to <b>"cut the ball off"</b> because he's trying to shorten the path of the ball. "When <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Granderson" title="Curtis Granderson">Granderson</a> drifted towards left-center field on <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Carlos Peña">Carlos Peña</a>'s fifth-inning line drive, he wasn't heading that direction to make a catch. He was preparing to field it on the bounce. 'I was actually getting into position to cut the ball off', Granderson said after the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a>' 11–7 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Rays</a> Monday afternoon. 'I didn't think I was going to have a chance to catch it.' "<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cut-off">cut-off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=271" title="Edit section: cut-off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A defensive tactic where a <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> moves into a position between the <a href="#outfielder">outfielder</a> who has <a href="#field">fielded</a> the <a href="#bat">batted ball</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">base</a> where a <a href="#play">play</a> can be made. This fielder is said to "cut off" the throw or to be the "<a href="/wiki/Cut-off_man" class="mw-redirect" title="Cut-off man">cut-off man</a>". This tactic increases accuracy over long distances and shortens the time required to get a ball to a specific place. It also gives the cut-off man the choice of putting out a trailing runner trying to advance <a href="/wiki/On_the_throw" class="mw-redirect" title="On the throw">on the throw</a> if he thinks it impossible to make the play at home. <b>Missing the cut-off</b> (man) is considered a <a href="#mistake">mistake</a> by an outfielder (though not scored as an error) because it may allow a runner to advance or to score.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cut-off_man">cut-off man</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=272" title="Edit section: cut-off man"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> who "<a href="#cut-off">cuts off</a>" a long throw to an important target. Often the <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a>, or <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> will be the "cut-off man" for a long throw from the <a href="#outfielder">outfield</a> to <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Third_base" title="Baseball field">third base</a> or <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a>. "Hit the cut-off man" is a common admonition from a <a href="/wiki/Coach_(baseball)" title="Coach (baseball)">coach</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="cycle">cycle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=273" title="Edit section: cycle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">Hit for the cycle</a></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#hit_for_the_cycle">hit for the cycle</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="D">D</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=274" title="Edit section: D"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="daisy_cutter">daisy cutter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=275" title="Edit section: daisy cutter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Old-fashioned term for a hard-hit ground ball, close enough to the grass to theoretically lop the tops off any daisies that might be growing on the field.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dance">dance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=276" title="Edit section: dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The erratic movement of a well-thrown <a href="/wiki/Knuckleball" title="Knuckleball">knuckleball</a>. "Hopefully his knuckler doesn't dance, and <a href="#hang">hangs</a> a little, or we're in trouble."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dark_one">dark one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=277" title="Edit section: dark one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch that is difficult to see, much less hit. "Throw him the dark one" is an encouragement to the pitcher, typically given with two strikes, to throw a strike past the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dead_arm">dead arm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=278" title="Edit section: dead arm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a normally effective or dominant pitcher seems unable to throw as hard as he usually does, he may be said to have a "dead arm". "If you have watched the radar gun when <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Zambrano" title="Carlos Zambrano">Carlos Zambrano</a> has pitched this month, you know something's not right. The problem, the Cubs right-hander said Saturday, is that he's going through a 'dead arm' phase."<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dead_ball">dead ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=279" title="Edit section: dead ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dead_ball_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead ball (baseball)">Dead ball (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>The ball becomes "dead" (i.e., the game's action is stopped) after a foul ball and in cases of fan or player <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">interference</a>, umpire interference with a catcher, and several other <a href="/wiki/Dead_ball_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead ball (baseball)">specific situations</a>. When the ball is dead, no runners may advance beyond bases they are entitled to, and no runners may be put out. The ball becomes "live" again when the umpire signals that play is to resume.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dead-ball_era">dead-ball era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=280" title="Edit section: dead-ball era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dead-ball_era" title="Dead-ball era">Dead-ball era</a></div> <dl><dd>The period between 1903 and 1918, just prior to the <a href="#Live_Ball_Era">Live Ball Era</a>, when the composition of the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">baseball</a> along with other rules tended to limit the offense, and the primary batting strategy was the <a href="#inside_baseball">inside game</a>. Hitting a home run over the fence was a notable achievement.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dead_pull_hitter">dead pull hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=281" title="Edit section: dead pull hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pull_hitter">pull hitter</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batter</a> who generally hits the ball to the same side as which he bats. That is, for a <a href="/wiki/Right-handed" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-handed">right-handed</a> batter, who bats from the left side of the plate, will hit the ball to left field. Hitters are often referred to as <b>dead pull</b> if they rarely do anything other than pull the ball. A contemporary example of a dead pull hitter is <a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Jason Giambi</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dead_red">dead red</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=282" title="Edit section: dead red"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>If a batter is "sitting/looking dead red" on a pitch, this means he was looking for a pitch (typically a fastball), and received it, usually hitting a home run or base hit.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="deal">deal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=283" title="Edit section: deal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Delivery of a <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">pitch</a>, commonly used by play-by-play announcers as the pitcher releases the ball, e.g., "Smith deals to Jones."</li> <li>Pitching effectively, e.g., "Smith is really dealing tonight."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="decided_in_the_last_at_bat">decided in the last at bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=284" title="Edit section: decided in the last at bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A team's games "decided in the last at bat" are those with a winning team scoring the go-ahead or winning run in its last offensive inning. In this case, "at bat" is the team's time at the plate, constituting three outs (not to be confused with an individual at bat). See also <a href="#walk-off">walk-off</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="deep_in_the_count">deep in the count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=285" title="Edit section: deep in the count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Whenever a third ball has been called, (3-0, 3-1, or 3-2 <a href="#count">count</a>), the situation favors the batter. "In his fourth start after missing two months following elbow surgery, <a href="/wiki/Nate_Robertson" title="Nate Robertson">Robertson</a> … went deep in the count against many hitters but allowed just five hits and two earned runs in five innings."<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="defender">defender</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=286" title="Edit section: defender"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#fielder">fielder</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="defensive_efficiency_rating">defensive efficiency rating</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=287" title="Edit section: defensive efficiency rating"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">sabermetric</a> concept: the rate at which balls put into play are converted into outs by a team's defense.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An analogous concept is used in the analysis of other team sports, including basketball and football. It is figured this way in baseball: 1-(((H+ROE)-HR)/(PA-(SO+HBP+HR))) where H=Hits allowed, ROE=opposing team's reached base on error, HR=home runs allowed, PA=opposing team's number of plate appearances, SO=team's pitching strikeouts, and HBP=pitcher's hit-by-pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="defensive_indifference">defensive indifference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=288" title="Edit section: defensive indifference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Defensive_indifference" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive indifference">Defensive indifference</a></div> <dl><dd>When the <a href="/wiki/Defense_(sports)#Baseball" title="Defense (sports)">defense</a> allows a <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a> to advance one or more bases. The runner then does not get credit for a <a href="#stolen_base">stolen base</a> because the base was "given" not "stolen". The defense may allow this in the ninth <a href="#inning">inning</a> with a large lead, where the focus is on inducing the final <a href="#batter">batters</a> to make <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="deliver">deliver</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=289" title="Edit section: deliver"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To deliver is to <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">pitch</a>. Announcer: "Koufax delivers<span class="nowrap"> </span>... <i>Strike three!!!</i>"</li> <li><b>Delivery</b> is the basic arm angles of <a href="/wiki/Pitchers" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitchers">pitchers</a>, e.g., overhand delivery, sidearm delivery. This is in contrast to cricket, in which the term "<a href="/wiki/Delivery_(cricket)" title="Delivery (cricket)">delivery</a>" is akin to type of pitch in baseball.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="designated_for_assignment">designated for assignment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=290" title="Edit section: designated for assignment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Designated_for_assignment" title="Designated for assignment">Designated for assignment</a></div> <p>A process that allows a player to be removed from his team's 40-man roster. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="designated_hitter">designated hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=291" title="Edit section: designated hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">Designated hitter</a></div> <dl><dd>The designated hitter (DH) is a player who permanently hits in the place of a defensive player (typically the pitcher) and whose only role in the game is to hit. The <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> has used the DH since 1973, while the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> did not permanently adopt the role until 2022.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="deuce">deuce</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=292" title="Edit section: deuce"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#curveball">curveball</a>, because the <a href="#sign">catcher's sign</a> is usually made by extending the first two fingers.</li> <li>A <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</li></ul></dd> <dd>From <a href="/wiki/Playing_card" title="Playing card">playing cards</a>, where the "2" card is conventionally called the "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deuce" class="extiw" title="wikt:deuce">deuce</a>".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="deuces_wild">deuces wild</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=293" title="Edit section: deuces wild"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a large quantity of the number "2" appears on the scoreboard at the same time: 2<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="#baserunner">baserunners</a>, 2<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a>, 2<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">balls</a> and 2<span class="nowrap"> </span><a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strikes</a> on the <a href="#batter">batter</a>. Derived from the <a href="/wiki/Poker" title="Poker">poker</a> phrase "<a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(poker)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wild card (poker)">deuces are wild</a>". Often used by Hall of Fame broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Vin_Scully" title="Vin Scully">Vin Scully</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DFA">DFA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=294" title="Edit section: DFA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An abbreviation of <i><a href="/wiki/Designated_for_assignment" title="Designated for assignment">designated for assignment</a></i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DH">DH</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=295" title="Edit section: DH"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#designated_hitter">Designated hitter</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dial_long_distance">dial long distance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=296" title="Edit section: dial long distance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. Headline: "Sox Sluggers Dial Long Distance—<a href="/wiki/Manny_Ram%C3%ADrez" class="mw-redirect" title="Manny Ramírez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a> Each Crank Two-Run Homers."<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The phrase is sometimes stated as "Dial<span class="nowrap"> </span>9 for long distance."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dialed_up">dialed up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=297" title="Edit section: dialed up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Referring to a fastball. "He dialed up that pitch." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="diamond">diamond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=298" title="Edit section: diamond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">Baseball field</a></div> <dl><dd>The layout of the four <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">bases</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Infield#Baseball" title="Infield">infield</a>. It's actually a square 90 feet (27 m) on each side, but from the stands it resembles a parallelogram or "diamond".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="die">die</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=299" title="Edit section: die"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fly ball is said to die if it travels a shorter distance from home plate than initially expected due to wind or other aerodynamic factors. Not to be confused with <a href="#dead_ball">dead ball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dig_it_out">dig it out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=300" title="Edit section: dig it out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To <a href="#field">field</a> a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">ball</a> on or near the ground. Usually a <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> taking a low throw from another <a href="#infielder">infielder</a>. To "dig it out of the dirt".</li> <li>To run hard through first base on a close ground ball play in an attempt to beat the throw.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dinged_(up)"><span id="dinged_.28up.29"></span>dinged (up)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=301" title="Edit section: dinged (up)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Injured; often used in reference to persistent minor injuries.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dinger">dinger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=302" title="Edit section: dinger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dirt-nap">dirt-nap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=303" title="Edit section: dirt-nap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To trip or fall in the outfield or on the base paths. A blown save may also be referred to as a dirt-nap.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="disabled_list">disabled list</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=304" title="Edit section: disabled list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Injured_list" title="Injured list">Injured list</a></div> <dl><dd>A means by which <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a> teams may temporarily remove injured players from their <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_rosters#Active_roster" title="Major League Baseball rosters">active roster</a>. Another player can then be <a href="#called_up">called up</a> as a replacement during this time. The term "disabled list" was replaced by "injured list" prior to the 2019 MLB season.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dish">dish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=305" title="Edit section: dish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The Hitter (Batter) <b>stands off</b> the dish [Home Plate].</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Home_base" title="Baseball field">Home plate</a>. "The <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> settles in behind the dish."</li> <li>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a>, particularly a good one. "Here comes the dish (the pitch)", or "He's really dishing it (pitching well) tonight."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="diving_over_the_plate">diving over the plate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=306" title="Edit section: diving over the plate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter tends to lean in toward the plate so he can more easily hit a ball that is on the outside of the strike zone, he is said to be "diving over the plate" or "diving for the pitch". To protect the strike zone, a pitcher may respond to this by pitching the ball inside, perhaps with a "<a href="#purpose_pitch">purpose pitch</a>". "Now <a href="/wiki/Tom_Glavine" title="Tom Glavine">Glavine</a> has an equalizer with his cutter. He can bore it into the hands of righthanders to keep them from diving over the plate with impunity at his sinker and changeup."<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DL">DL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=307" title="Edit section: DL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#disabled_list">disabled list</a>. Sometimes used as a verb, as in "Wood was DL'ed yesterday."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="doctoring_the_ball">doctoring the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=308" title="Edit section: doctoring the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Applying a foreign substance to the ball or otherwise altering it in order to put an unnatural spin on a pitch. Examples: By applying <a href="/wiki/Vaseline" title="Vaseline">Vaseline</a> or saliva (a <b><a href="/wiki/Spitball" title="Spitball">spitball</a></b>), or scuffing with sandpaper, <a href="/wiki/Emery_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Emery board">emery board</a> (an <b><a href="/wiki/Emery_ball" title="Emery ball">emery ball</a></b>), or by rubbing vigorously to create a shiny area of the ball (a <b><a href="#shine_ball">shineball</a></b>). All of these became illegal beginning in the 1920 season, helping to end the <a href="/wiki/Dead-ball_era" title="Dead-ball era">dead-ball era</a>. (<i>Official Rules of Baseball, Rule 8.02(a)</i>.) In practice, there are ambiguities about what kinds of things a pitcher can legally do.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dd>A number of famous cases of doctoring the bat have also occurred in the Major Leagues. See <a href="/wiki/Corked_bat" title="Corked bat">corked bat</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dong">dong</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=309" title="Edit section: dong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dot">dot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=310" title="Edit section: dot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A slang term for the pitcher hitting the batter with a pitched ball (knockdown pitch), either intentionally or accidentally. If a player "shows up" a pitcher (taking a long time to circle the bases or having an excessive celebration after a home run), if an important player on a team is struck by a pitch, or a player violates of one of baseballs <a href="/wiki/Unwritten_rules_of_baseball" title="Unwritten rules of baseball">unwritten rules</a>, the offending player can expect to get "dotted" the next time he is at bat as a form of intimidation or correction of the perceived offense. Another of the "unwritten rules" is the "dotting" done by the pitcher should be below chest level on the batter to minimize risk of injury as a higher pitch risks injuries to the hands or even the head. Pitching higher is known as "head hunting" or "buzzing the tower", and puts the pitcher at risk of actual violence by the other team.</dd></dl> <ul><li>When a pitcher is throwing strikes on the corners of the strike zone, it is said he is dotting the corners.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double">double</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=311" title="Edit section: double"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">Double (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#hit">hit</a> where the <a href="#batter">batter</a> makes it safely to second base before the ball can be returned to the infield. Also a <a href="#two-base_hit">two-base hit</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double_clutch">double clutch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=312" title="Edit section: double clutch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a fielder – usually an infielder or a catcher – draws his arm back twice before throwing he's said to "double clutch". This hesitation often leads to a delayed or late throw, allowing runners to advance a base. The term is borrowed from <a href="/wiki/Double_clutch_(technique)" class="mw-redirect" title="Double clutch (technique)">a method</a> of shifting gears on an automotive vehicle.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double_parked">double parked</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=313" title="Edit section: double parked"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who is getting a lot of quick outs. Implies that he has parked his car illegally and is trying to get back to it and avoid a ticket, and this is why he is keen to get outs quickly.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double_play">double play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=314" title="Edit section: double play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">Double play</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A play by the defense where two offensive players are put out as a result of continuous action resulting in two outs. A typical example is the 6-4-3 double play.</li> <li>The <b><a href="#DP_combo">double play combination</a></b> (or DP combo) on a team consists of the shortstop and the second baseman, because these players are the key players in a 6-4-3 or 4-6-3 double play. They are also sometimes called <b>sackmates</b> because they play either side of second base (also known as second sack).</li></ul></dd></dl> <p>'Roll a bump' is a colloquial east coast slang for turning a 1-6-3 double play or a 1-4-3 double play. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double_play_depth">double play depth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=315" title="Edit section: double play depth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_positioning" title="Baseball positioning">Baseball positioning</a></div> <dl><dd>A defensive tactic that positions the <a href="#middle_infielders">middle infielders</a> to be better prepared for a <a href="#double_play">double play</a> at the expense of positioning for a hit to the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">third-base side</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double_steal">double steal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=316" title="Edit section: double steal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Two runners attempt to simultaneously steal a base. Typically this is seen when runners who are on first and second make an attempt to steal second and third. Another common example is when a runner on first steals second, enticing the catcher to throw down to second so the runner on third can then steal home.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double_switch">double switch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=317" title="Edit section: double switch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Double_switch_(baseball)" title="Double switch (baseball)">Double switch (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>The double switch is a type of player substitution that allows a manager to make a pitching substitution and defensive (fielding) substitution while at the same time improving the team's offensive (batting) lineup. This is most effectively used when a pitcher needs to be replaced while his team is on defense, and his turn to bat is coming up in his team's next offensive try. Rather than replace the pitcher with another pitcher, a position player (one who recently batted in his team's last offensive try) is replaced with a new pitcher, and the outgoing pitcher is replaced by a player able to play the position of the outgoing position player. The two subs then trade to their natural defensive roles but keep the batting order positions of those they replaced so that when the team next comes up to bat, it is the newly subbed position player who hits during the turn of the vacated pitcher, and the new pitcher does not have to hit until the outgoing position player's turn comes again. The double switch is primarily used by leagues that do not use <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitters</a>, such as Japan's <a href="/wiki/Central_League" title="Central League">Central League</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> prior to 2022.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="double_up">double up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=318" title="Edit section: double up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a runner becomes the second out in a <a href="#double_play">double play</a>, he may be said to have been doubled up (or doubled off). This could be a batter who has hit into a double play or a runner who is caught off base when a fielder catches a ball and throws behind the runner to a fielder who touches the base to complete a double play (hence "doubling up" the runner).</li> <li>A team that wins a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> may be described as having doubled up their opponent: "<a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Royals</a> double up <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Blue Jays</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also refers to winning by exactly double the amount of runs of the opponent, such as an 8–4 or 6–3 score.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="doubleheader">doubleheader</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=319" title="Edit section: doubleheader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">Doubleheader (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>When two games are played by the same two teams on the same day. When the games are played late in the day, they are referred to as a "twilight-night" or "twinight" doubleheader. When one game is played in the afternoon and one in the evening (typically with separate admission fees), it is referred to as a "day-night" doubleheader. A doubleheader can also be referred to as a Twinbill. In minor league and college baseball, doubleheader games are often scheduled for seven innings rather than the standard nine for a <a href="#regulation_game">regulation game</a>.</dd> <dd>According to the Dickson dictionary, the term is thought to derive from a railroading term for using two joined engines (a "double header") to pull an exceptionally long train.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="doubles_hitter">doubles hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=320" title="Edit section: doubles hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#gap_hitter">gap hitter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""down""><span id=".22down.22"></span>"down"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=321" title="Edit section: "down""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Put out. "One down" means one out has been made in the inning (two more to go in the inning). "One up (and) one down" means the first batter in the inning was out. "Two down" means two outs have been made in the inning (one more to go). "Two up (and) two down": the first two batters of the inning were retired (made outs). "Three up, three down": <a href="#side_retired">side retired</a> in order.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="down_the_line">down the line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=322" title="Edit section: down the line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>On the field near the <a href="#foul_lines">foul lines</a>, often refers to the location of <a href="#bat">batted balls</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="down_the_middle">down the middle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=323" title="Edit section: down the middle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Over the middle portion of <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Home_base" title="Baseball field">home plate</a>, often refers to the location of pitches. Also referred to as <b>down the pipe</b>, <b>down the pike</b>, <b>down Main Street</b>, <b>down Broadway</b>, and, in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <b>down <a href="/wiki/Peachtree_Street" title="Peachtree Street">Peachtree</a></b>. Very different from <a href="#up_the_middle">up the middle</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="down_the_stretch">down the stretch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=324" title="Edit section: down the stretch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a team is approaching the end of the season in pursuit of the pennant or championship, it is heading down the stretch. Perhaps this derives from horse racing or automobile racing in which competitors come out of the final turn of the track and are heading down the home stretch toward the finish line. "<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit</a> provided more than enough offense for <a href="/wiki/Doug_Fister" title="Doug Fister">Fister</a>, who was terrific <b>down the stretch</b> after the Tigers acquired him in a trade with <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle</a> shortly before the July 31 deadline."<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DP_combo">DP combo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=325" title="Edit section: DP combo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A slang term for a shortstop and second baseman combination, as primary executors of <a href="#double_play">double plays</a>. They are also occasionally referred to as <a href="#sack">sackmates</a>. Generally speaking, only the best sets of middle infielders get called DP combos.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="drag_bunt">drag bunt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=326" title="Edit section: drag bunt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#bunt">bunt</a> in which a left-handed hitter <a href="#lay_down">lays down</a> a bunt out of the reach of the pitcher and toward the right side of the infield, in hopes that he will safely reach first base. Often such a bunt has an element of surprise to take advantage of the batter's speed and the fact that the first baseman and second baseman are playing their positions back. The batter may even take a stride toward first base as he bunts the ball, thereby appearing to drag the ball with him as he runs toward first base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="draw">draw</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=327" title="Edit section: draw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who gets called balls is sometimes said to have "drawn a ball" or "drawn a walk". "After a brief pause to put specially marked baseballs in play, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a> drew ball one and ball two – with boos raining down on <a href="/wiki/Rick_VandenHurk" class="mw-redirect" title="Rick VandenHurk">VandenHurk</a> - before a called first strike. Then, the 96 mph fastball was gone – a drive estimated at 420 feet."<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="drawn_in">drawn in</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=328" title="Edit section: drawn in"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When the outfield plays closer to the infield to prevent fly balls from dropping between them and the infielders, they are said to be "drawn in". This typically happens when the game is close in the final inning, and with less than two outs, and the defensive team wants to prevent the offense from getting base hits that might score the winning run (while conceding that a long fly ball might score a run even if the ball is caught in the outfield).</li> <li>The infield may also be drawn in if there is a runner on third base with less than two outs, so that the infielders may field a ground ball and attempt to throw out the runner at the plate.</li> <li>A single infielder, typically the third baseman or the first baseman may also play "in" when it's anticipated that a batter may attempt to make a <a href="#sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice bunt</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dribbler">dribbler</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=329" title="Edit section: dribbler"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A poorly hit <a href="/wiki/Grounder" class="mw-redirect" title="Grounder">grounder</a> that gains little distance and consists of several hops; sometimes used synonymously with <a href="#tap">tapper</a><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="drilled">drilled</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=330" title="Edit section: drilled"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#hit_by_pitch">Hit by a pitch</a>, <a href="#plunked">plunked</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="drive">drive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=331" title="Edit section: drive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#line_drive">line drive</a> (noun).</li> <li>To hit a line drive (verb). "<a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Magglio</a> drove the ball to center."</li> <li>To make hits that produce <a href="#RBI">RBIs</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Tejada</a> drove him home from second." "<a href="/wiki/Manny_Ram%C3%ADrez" class="mw-redirect" title="Manny Ramírez">Ramirez</a> drove in three."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="drop">drop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=332" title="Edit section: drop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To lose a game. "<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> drop fourth in a row in loss to <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Blue Jays</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>To beat another team is also to <b>drop</b> them. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a> one win from clinching playoff berth after dropping <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Nationals</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="#bat_drop">Bat drop</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="drop_ball">drop ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=333" title="Edit section: drop ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#sinker">sinkerball</a>. Also known as a <b>dropper</b> or <b><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Orlando Hernández">el droppo</a></b>.</li> <li>Some extreme <a href="#12-to-6">12-to-6</a> <a href="#curveball">curveballs</a> are also referred to as "drop balls", since they start high and dive as they reach the plate.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="drop_off_the_table">drop off the table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=334" title="Edit section: drop off the table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitched ball</a>, usually a <a href="#curveball">curveball</a>, that <a href="#break">breaks</a> extremely sharply.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dropped_third_strike">dropped third strike</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=335" title="Edit section: dropped third strike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dropped_third_strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Dropped third strike">Dropped third strike</a></div> <dl><dd>A dropped third strike occurs when the catcher fails to cleanly catch a pitch which is a third strike (either because the batter swings and misses it or because the umpire calls it). The pitch is considered not cleanly caught if the ball touches the dirt before being caught, or if the ball is dropped after being caught. On a dropped third strike, the strike is called (and a pitcher gets credited with a strike-out), but the umpire indicates verbally that the ball was not caught, and does not call the batter out. If first base is not occupied at the time (or, with two outs, even with first base occupied), the batter can then attempt to reach first base prior to being tagged or thrown out. Given this rule, it is possible for a pitcher to record more than three strike-outs in an inning.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="duck_snort">duck snort</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=336" title="Edit section: duck snort"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A softly <a href="#hit">hit</a> ball that goes over the <a href="#infielder">infielders</a> and lands in the <a href="#outfielder">outfield</a> for a <a href="#hit">hit</a>. Originally called a "duck fart",<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> the term was popularized by White Sox announcer <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Hawk Harrelson</a> to make it more family friendly.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ducks_on_the_pond">ducks on the pond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=337" title="Edit section: ducks on the pond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#baserunner">Runners</a> on second or third base, but especially when the <a href="#bases_loaded">bases are loaded</a>. "His batting average is .350 when there are ducks on the pond."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="due">due</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=338" title="Edit section: due"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter is said to be "due" when he's been in a hitting <a href="#slump">slump</a>, but he usually hits for a fair or better average. Example: "<a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a> is 0-for-3 today, he's due for a hit." This is a baseball version of the <a href="/wiki/Gambler%27s_fallacy" title="Gambler's fallacy">Gambler's fallacy</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dugout">dugout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=339" title="Edit section: dugout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Dugout_(baseball)" title="Dugout (baseball)">Dugout (baseball)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baltimore_Orioles_dugout_(35355780946).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Baltimore_Orioles_dugout_%2835355780946%29.jpg/220px-Baltimore_Orioles_dugout_%2835355780946%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Baltimore_Orioles_dugout_%2835355780946%29.jpg/330px-Baltimore_Orioles_dugout_%2835355780946%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Baltimore_Orioles_dugout_%2835355780946%29.jpg/440px-Baltimore_Orioles_dugout_%2835355780946%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4308" data-file-height="2618" /></a><figcaption>The home team's dugout at <a href="/wiki/Oriole_Park_at_Camden_Yards" title="Oriole Park at Camden Yards">Oriole Park at Camden Yards</a> in 2017</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/Dugout_(baseball)" title="Dugout (baseball)">dugout</a> is where a team's bench is located. With the exception of relief pitchers in the <a href="#bullpen">bullpen</a>, active players who are not on the field watch the play from the dugout. A dugout is the area being slightly depressed below field level, as is common in professional baseball. There is typically a boundary, often painted yellow, defining the edges of the dugout, to help the umpire make certain calls, such as whether an overthrown ball is considered to be "in the bench" or not. The rule book still uses the term <i>bench</i>, as there is no requirement that it be "dug out" or necessarily below field level. The original benches typically <i>were</i> at field level, with or without a little roof for shade. As ballpark design progressed, box seats were built closer to the field, lowering the height of the grandstand railing, and compelling the dugout approach to bench construction.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dump">dump</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=340" title="Edit section: dump"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player who bunts the ball may be said to dump a bunt. "Polanco dumped a bunt down the third base line." See also <a href="#lay_down">lay down</a>. A right handed hitter dumps a bunt to third and pushes the bunt to first. A left handed hitter drags the ball to first and pushes the bunt to third</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="duster,_dust-off_pitch"><span id="duster.2C_dust-off_pitch"></span>duster, dust-off pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=341" title="Edit section: duster, dust-off pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a>, often a <a href="#brushback">brush-back</a>, thrown so far <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">inside</a> that the <a href="#batter">batter</a> drops to the ground ("hits the dust") to avoid it. Somewhat contradictorily, on the same play the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> may be said to have "dusted off" the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="dying_quail">dying quail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=342" title="Edit section: dying quail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#bat">batted ball</a> that drops in front of the <a href="#outfielder">outfielders</a> for a <a href="#hit">hit</a>, often unexpectedly (like a shot bird). Also known as a <a href="#blooper">blooper</a>, a li'l looper, a <a href="#chinker">chinker</a>, a bleeder, or a gork.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="E">E</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=343" title="Edit section: E"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ERA">ERA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=344" title="Edit section: ERA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#earned_run_average">earned run average</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="early_innings">early innings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=345" title="Edit section: early innings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The first three <a href="#inning">innings</a> of a regulation nine-inning game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="earned_run">earned run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=346" title="Edit section: earned run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Earned_run" title="Earned run">Earned run</a></div> <dl><dd>Any <a href="#run">run</a> for which the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> is held accountable (i.e., the run did not score as a result of a <a href="#error">fielding error</a> or a <a href="#passed_ball">passed ball</a>). Primarily used to calculate the <a href="#earned_run_average">earned run average</a>. In determining earned runs, an error charged to a pitcher is treated exactly like an error charged to any other fielder. Some pitchers, notably <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lynch_(baseball)" title="Ed Lynch (baseball)">Ed Lynch</a>, referred to earned runs as "earnies".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="earned_run_average">earned run average</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=347" title="Edit section: earned run average"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></div> <dl><dd>In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine. Runs resulting from defensive errors are recorded as unearned runs and omitted from ERA calculations.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="earnie">earnie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=348" title="Edit section: earnie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An <a href="#earned_run">earned run</a>. "The unlucky loser was Carson Wheeler, who gave up six earnies in one plus innings of work."<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="easy_out">easy out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=349" title="Edit section: easy out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A reminder to the defensive team that when there are two outs only one more is needed to end the inning, and therefore they should get the easiest out possible. "Let's go D, two away, get the easy out." An easy out is also a weak-hitting batter, usually at the bottom of the order.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="eat_the_ball">eat the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=350" title="Edit section: eat the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The action of fielding a batted ball (usually cleanly or almost so) but holding on to it rather than attempting to make a throw to a base to retire a runner. This is usually done because the fielder believes there is little chance of retiring the runner and that it would be preferable to allow the runner to reach one base unchallenged rather than risk committing an error that might allow the runner to advance additional bases. The phrase is usually used only to describe the action of an infielder, catcher, or pitcher. "That slow roller didn't get past a diving <a href="/wiki/Marco_Scutaro" title="Marco Scutaro">Scutaro</a>, but he decided to eat the ball rather than risk a throw to nip the quick-running <a href="/wiki/Brett_Gardner" title="Brett Gardner">Gardner</a>." Also commonly used in the past-tense. "The charging third baseman Cabrera ate the ball after that great bunt from <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pierre" title="Juan Pierre">Juan Pierre</a>."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eephus">Eephus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=351" title="Edit section: Eephus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Eephus_pitch" title="Eephus pitch">Eephus pitch</a></div> <dl><dd>A very slow <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> with a high arcing trajectory. Invented by 1930s <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> hurler <a href="/wiki/Rip_Sewell" title="Rip Sewell">Rip Sewell</a>, it is a part of Phillies pitcher Jose Contreras' repertoire; thrown very rarely to fool a hitter's timing. It is best used sparingly, because it can be very easy to hit without the element of surprise. <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> said the game-winning home run that he hit off of Sewell in the 1946 All-Star Game was his greatest thrill in baseball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="eject">eject</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=352" title="Edit section: eject"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ejection_(sports)" title="Ejection (sports)">Ejection (sports)</a></div> <dl><dd>A player or coach who is disqualified from the game by an <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> for <a href="/wiki/Unsportsmanlike_conduct" title="Unsportsmanlike conduct">unsportsmanlike conduct</a>. Synonyms include: tossed, thrown out, banished, chased, given the thumb, given the (ol') heave-ho, kicked out, booted, run, sent to the clubhouse.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="elephant_ear(s)"><span id="elephant_ear.28s.29"></span>elephant ear(s)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=353" title="Edit section: elephant ear(s)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the lining of a player's pockets are sticking out of the pockets.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="emergency_hack">emergency hack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=354" title="Edit section: emergency hack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A late and often awkward defensive swing at a pitch that usually appears to be a ball but breaks late into the strike zone.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="emergency_starter">emergency starter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=355" title="Edit section: emergency starter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who is normally a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">reliever</a> or in the <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor leagues</a> is called on to <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">start</a> the game on short notice because the originally scheduled starter is injured or ill. Illustration: "With <a href="/wiki/Chan_Ho_Park" title="Chan Ho Park">Chan Ho Park</a> sidelined indefinitely by what was diagnosed as anemia, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Thompson_(2000s_pitcher)" title="Mike Thompson (2000s pitcher)">Mike Thompson</a> is expected to get the call yet again as the emergency starter, arriving via <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, where he has spent the past 10 days with the Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Portland_Beavers" title="Portland Beavers">Beavers</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="emery_ball">emery ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=356" title="Edit section: emery ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A baseball that has been scuffed by an <a href="/wiki/Emery_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Emery board">emery board</a>. A method for a pitcher to <a href="#doctoring_the_ball">doctor the ball</a>; illegal since 1920. Also known as a <a href="/wiki/Scuff_ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Scuff ball">scuff ball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="erase">erase</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=357" title="Edit section: erase"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A runner who is already safely on a base is "erased" by being thrown out.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="error">error</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=358" title="Edit section: error"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">Error (baseball)</a></div> <ul><li>An error is a fielder's misplay which allows a batter or baserunner to reach one or more additional bases when, in the judgment of the <a href="/wiki/Official_scorer" title="Official scorer">official scorer</a>, that advance could have been prevented by ordinary effort. An error is also charged when a fielder fails to catch a foul fly ball that could have been caught with ordinary effort. The term error can also refer to the play in which an error was committed. Because the pitcher and catcher handle the ball so much, some misplays by them are called a "wild pitch" or a "passed ball", and are not counted as errors.</li> <li>SYNONYMS: bobble, blooper, muff, miscue, flub, kick or boot ("Lopez kicked the grounder"; "Johnson booted it".)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="even_count">even count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=359" title="Edit section: even count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>1-1 or 2-2. See <a href="#count">count</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="everyday_player">everyday player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=360" title="Edit section: everyday player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A <a href="#position_player">position player</a>, as opposed to a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who may play only every few days. Sometimes a talented prospect who is a good pitcher but an outstanding hitter will be encouraged to focus on playing another position and thereby become an everyday player to take advantage of his hitting.</li> <li>A position player who's a regular in the starting line-up in virtually every game, as opposed to either: <ul><li>a <b><a href="#platoon">platoon player</a></b> who plays only against pitchers of the opposite hand.</li> <li>a substitute who begins most games on the bench or only occasionally starts games to spell the regular starting player at his position. Sometimes these players are referred to as <b>bench players</b> or <b>role players</b>. They may also take on <a href="#pinch_hitter">pinch hitting</a> or <a href="#pinch_runner">pinch running</a> assignments.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Evil_Empire">Evil Empire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=361" title="Edit section: Evil Empire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A common nickname for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> due to its wealth and winning by far the most championships. This nickname is used especially by fans of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> and by fans of other teams to a lesser extent. Even some Yankees fans have been known to call themselves and their team the "Evil Empire" as a badge of honor.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="excuse_me_swing">excuse me swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=362" title="Edit section: excuse me swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a <a href="#batter">batter</a> inadvertently hits the ball during a <a href="#checked_swing">check swing</a>. Contrast with <a href="/wiki/Bunt_(baseball)#Swinging_bunt" title="Bunt (baseball)">swinging bunt</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="expand_the_strike_zone">expand the strike zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=363" title="Edit section: expand the strike zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher gets <a href="#count">ahead in the count</a>, he "expands the strike zone" because the hitter is more likely to swing at a pitch that is at the edge or out of the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a> or in some other <a href="#locate">location</a> where he can't hit it. "Ideally, a pitcher is going to try and get <a href="#ahead_in_the_count">ahead in the count</a> and when this happens the pitcher has effectively 'expanded the strike zone' since the batter is now on the defensive and will be more prone to <a href="#chase">chase</a> pitches outside the strike zone."<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="expanded_roster">expanded roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=364" title="Edit section: expanded roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a> term for the larger <a href="#roster">roster</a> of players that can be used under specific circumstances, such as when gaining an extra player on days of a double header or the previous (before 2019) controversial practice when major league rosters could expand from 25 to up to 40 players on September<span class="nowrap"> </span>1.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="extend_the_arms">extend the arms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=365" title="Edit section: extend the arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter is able to hit a pitch that is at a comfortable distance from his body, he is said to have "extended his arms", which allows a full swing and hitting the ball harder. "<a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">J. D. Martinez</a> has hit two homers in three career at-bats off <a href="/wiki/Cody_Allen" title="Cody Allen">Allen</a>, who was trying to protect a 2–1 lead against the middle of Detroit's vaunted lineup. 'I was just overthrowing it', Allen said. 'I just didn't make pitches when I had to. One pitch – J. D. Martinez got extended on a fastball and hit it very hard.'"<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="extra_bases">extra bases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=366" title="Edit section: extra bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Extra_base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra base hit">Extra base hit</a></div> <dl><dd>Any <a href="#bases_loaded">bases</a> gained by a <a href="#batter">batter</a> beyond <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a> on a <a href="#hit">hit</a>. So <a href="#double">doubles</a> count for one "extra base", <a href="#triple">triples</a> for two, and <a href="#home_run">home runs</a> for three. These kinds of <a href="#hit">hits</a> are referred to as "extra base hits" and improve a <a href="#batter">batter's</a> <a href="#slug">slugging percentage</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="extra_innings">extra innings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=367" title="Edit section: extra innings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Extra_innings" title="Extra innings">Extra innings</a></div> <dl><dd>Additional <a href="#inning">innings</a> needed to determine a winner if a game is tied after the regulation number of <a href="#inning">innings</a> (nine at the college/professional level, seven at high school level, six in Little League). Also known as <a href="#bonus_baseball">bonus baseball</a> or <a href="#free_baseball">free baseball</a> because paying spectators are witnessing more action than normal. It is sometimes, but not commonly, referred to as "overtime" as a play on other team sports.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="extra_frames">extra frames</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=368" title="Edit section: extra frames"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#extra_innings">extra innings</a>. Also see <a href="#frame">frame</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="extra_out">extra out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=369" title="Edit section: extra out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a team makes a mistake on a defensive play that should have been an easy out, the team is said to have given its opponent an "extra out". "'There were a couple of innings where we gave them extra outs,' <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wedge" title="Eric Wedge">Wedge</a> said. 'They may not be errors, but we're not making plays.'"<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="eyewash">eyewash</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=370" title="Edit section: eyewash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Baseball slang for the concept of “fake hustle” or “working hard for the appearance of working hard”.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="F">F</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=371" title="Edit section: F"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fall_classic">fall classic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=372" title="Edit section: fall classic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>—the championship series of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, in which the champion of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> faces off against the champion of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>. Typically, this series takes place in October, so <b>playing in October</b> is the goal of any major league team. <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Reggie Jackson</a>'s moniker "Mr. October" indicates that he played with great distinction in the World Series for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a>. Another Yankee, <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a>, picked up the nickname "Mr. November" after he hit a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> in Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>4 of the <a href="/wiki/2001_World_Series" title="2001 World Series">2001 World Series</a> just after midnight <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">local time</a> on November<span class="nowrap"> </span>1. By comparison, Yankees owner <a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a>'s dubbing another of his players (<a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a>) "Mr. May" expressed his disappointment with that player's performance in the Fall Classic. </p><p>The one time the Fall Classic was actually played in the summer was 1918, when the season was curtailed due to World War I and the Series was played in early September. </p><p>The first time the Fall Classic extended in to November was in 2001. Jeter's walk-off homer was the first plate appearance in the month of November in MLB history; the 2001 season had been delayed for several days following <a href="/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11, 2001 attacks">9/11</a>, eventually pushing the start of the World Series into the last week of October – and the end of the Series in to November. The 2009, 2010, and 2015–17 World Series would subsequently have games in November. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fall_off_the_table">fall off the table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=373" title="Edit section: fall off the table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A pitch is said to "fall off the table" when it starts in the strike zone or appears hittable to the batter and ends low or in the dirt. This term is mainly used for <a href="/wiki/Change_up" class="mw-redirect" title="Change up">change ups</a> and <a href="/wiki/Split-fingered_fastball" class="mw-redirect" title="Split-fingered fastball">split-fingered fastballs</a>, and occasionally for an <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">overhand curveball</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fan">fan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=374" title="Edit section: fan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To "fan" a <a href="#batter">batter</a> is to <a href="#strike_out">strike him out</a>, especially a <a href="#swing">swinging</a> <a href="#strike">strike</a> three. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fan_interference">fan interference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=375" title="Edit section: fan interference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">Interference (baseball)</a></div> <p>When a fan or any person not associated with one of the teams alters play in progress (in the judgment of an umpire), it is fan interference. The ball becomes <a href="#dead_ball">dead</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> will award any bases or charge any outs that, in his judgment, would have occurred without the interference. This is one of several types of <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">interference</a> calls in baseball. </p><p>If a fan touches a ball that is out of the field of play, such as a pop fly into the stands, it is not considered to be fan interference even if a defensive player might have fielded the ball successfully. So the infamous case in Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>6 of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">NLCS</a> in which a <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> fan, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bartman_incident" title="Steve Bartman incident">Steve Bartman</a>, attempted to catch a ball in foul territory thereby possibly preventing Cubs left fielder <a href="/wiki/Mois%C3%A9s_Alou" title="Moisés Alou">Moisés Alou</a> from making a circus catch, was not a case of fan interference. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fancy_Dan">fancy Dan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=376" title="Edit section: fancy Dan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A fielder who puts an extra flourish on his movements while making a play in hopes of gaining the approval of the spectators.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Wilbert_Robinson" title="Wilbert Robinson">Wilbert Robinson</a> was manager when <a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">Al López</a> started out as a catcher in the majors. Robinson watched Lopez' style and finally hollered, "Tell that punk he got two hands to catch with! Never mind the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fancy_Dan" class="extiw" title="wikt:Fancy Dan">Fancy Dan</a> stuff." Lopez went on to eventually surpass Robinson's record of games behind the plate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="farm_team">farm team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=377" title="Edit section: farm team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Farm_team" title="Farm team">Farm team</a></div> <p>A farm team is a team or club whose role it is to provide experience and training for young players, with an expectation that successful players will move to the big leagues at some point. Each Major League Baseball team's organization has a <a href="/wiki/Farm_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Farm system">farm system</a> of affiliated farm teams at different <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor league baseball</a> levels. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fastball">fastball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=378" title="Edit section: fastball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">Fastball</a></div> <p>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> that is thrown more for high velocity than for movement; it is the most common type of pitch. Also known as smoke, a bullet, a heater (the heat generated by the ball can be felt), the express (as opposed to the local, an offspeed pitch), or a hummer (the ball cannot be seen, only heard). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fastball_count">fastball count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=379" title="Edit section: fastball count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="#count">count</a> in which the pitcher would be ordinarily expected to throw a <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>, such as 3–1, 3–2, or 2–1, as fast ball are usually easiest to locate in the strike zone. Occasionally a pitcher will <a href="#string">pull the string</a> by throwing an off-speed pitch. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fastball_happy">fastball happy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=380" title="Edit section: fastball happy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a pitcher relies too much on his fastball, perhaps because his other pitches are not working well for him during that game, he is said to be "fastball happy". This can get a pitcher into trouble if the batters can anticipate that the next pitch will be a fastball. "Andy is at his best when he trusts his breaking stuff and doesn't try to overpower guys. When he gets fastball happy he gets knocked around."<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fat_pitch">fat pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=381" title="Edit section: fat pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> that is located exactly where the hitter is expecting it. The ball may look bigger than it actually is, and the batter may hit it a long way. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="feed">feed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=382" title="Edit section: feed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To throw the ball carefully to another fielder in a way that allows him to make an out. A first-baseman who has just <a href="#field">fielded</a> a ground ball will "feed the ball" to the pitcher who is running over from the mound to make the <a href="#force_play">force out</a> at first base. An infielder who has fielded a ground-ball will feed the ball to the player covering second base so the latter can step on the base and quickly throw to first base to complete a <a href="#double_play">double play</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fencebuster">fencebuster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=383" title="Edit section: fencebuster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="#slugger">slugger</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="field">field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=384" title="Edit section: field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">baseball field</a> or baseball diamond upon which the game of baseball is played.</li> <li>A ballfield, ballpark, or stadium (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hubert_H._Humphrey_Metrodome" title="Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome">Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome</a>).</li> <li>To <b>field the ball</b> is to capture or make a play on a <a href="#ground_ball">ground ball</a> or to catch a <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a>.</li> <li><b>To take the field</b> means the defensive players are going to their positions, while the other team is on the offense or at bat. "The Reds have taken the field, and Jose Reyes is leading off for the Mets."</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fielder">fielder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=385" title="Edit section: fielder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Any defensive player (the offense being batters and runners). Often, defensive players are distinguished as either <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitchers</a> or <a href="/wiki/Position_player" title="Position player">position players</a>. Position players are further divided into <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielders</a> and <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielders</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="field_manager">field manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=386" title="Edit section: field manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Manager (baseball)</a></div> <p>The head coach of a team is called the <b>manager</b> (more formally, the field manager). He controls team strategy on the field. He sets the line-up and starting pitcher before each game as well as making substitutions throughout the game. In modern baseball the field manager is normally subordinate to the team's <a href="#general_manager">general manager (or GM)</a>, who among other things is responsible for personnel decisions, including hiring and firing the field manager. However, the term manager used without qualification almost always refers to the field manager. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fielder's_choice"><span id="fielder.27s_choice"></span>fielder's choice</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=387" title="Edit section: fielder's choice"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fielder%27s_choice" title="Fielder's choice">Fielder's choice</a></div> <p>A fielder's choice (FC) is the act of a <a href="#fielder">fielder</a>, upon <a href="#field">fielding</a> a <a href="#bat">batted ball</a>, choosing to try to <a href="/wiki/Putout" title="Putout">putout</a> a <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a> and allow the <a href="/wiki/Base_running#The_batter-runner" title="Base running">batter-runner</a> to advance to <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a>. Despite reaching <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a> safely after hitting the ball, the <a href="#batter">batter</a> is not <a href="/wiki/Baseball_statistics" title="Baseball statistics">credited</a> with a <a href="#hit">hit</a> but would be charged with an <a href="#at_bat">at-bat</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="figger_filbert">figger filbert</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=388" title="Edit section: figger filbert"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An old-fashioned and more colorful way of saying "numbers nut" or <a href="/wiki/Stathead" class="mw-redirect" title="Stathead">stathead</a>, for a <a href="#fan">fan</a> with a near-obsessive interest in the statistics or "figures" of the game. The first true "figger filbert" was probably Ernest Lanigan, who was the first historian of the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> and prior to that was one of the first, if not <i>the</i> first, to publish an encyclopedia of baseball stats, in the 1920s. In the modern era, <a href="/wiki/Bill_James" title="Bill James">Bill James</a> could be said to be the iconic "figger filbert". He is also a founding father of the field of baseball research called <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">sabermetrics</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fight_off_a_pitch">fight off a pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=389" title="Edit section: fight off a pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a batter has two strikes on him and gets a pitch he cannot hit cleanly, he may be said to "fight off the pitch" by <a href="#foul_off">fouling it off</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Ryan_Langerhans" title="Ryan Langerhans">Langerhans</a> fought off one 3-2 pitch, then drove the next one to the gap in left-center to bring home the tying and winning runs."<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="filthy">filthy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=390" title="Edit section: filthy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A compliment for a pitcher, especially one who specializes in breaking balls with a lot of movement. Also for a particularly impressive breaking ball, especially one thrown for a third strike. Synonymous with "nasty". <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Bert Blyleven</a> was an example of a pitcher with an absolutely filthy curveball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="find_a_hole">find a hole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=391" title="Edit section: find a hole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To get a base hit by hitting the ball between infielders. "The 13th groundball that <a href="/wiki/Pat_Zachry" title="Pat Zachry">Zachry</a> allowed found a hole."<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="find_his_bat">find his bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=392" title="Edit section: find his bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a batter has been in a slump perhaps for no evident reason, but then starts getting hits, he may be said to have "found his bat". "With the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> having found their bats for a night, they reset the series and put themselves in position to all but lock up the AL Central."<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="find_his_swing">find his swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=393" title="Edit section: find his swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a batter has experienced a <a href="#slump">slump</a>, he may take extra practice or instruction to "find his swing". Perhaps he has a <a href="#hit">hitch in his swing</a>, or his batting stance has changed. Having "lost his swing", now he must "find it". This phrase is also used in <a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">golf</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="find_the_seats">find the seats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=394" title="Edit section: find the seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As if a ball leaving the bat is in search of a place to land, a ball that "finds the seats" is one that leaves the field of play and reaches the stands. It may either be a home run or a foul ball (out of the reach of the fielders). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fireballer">fireballer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=395" title="Edit section: fireballer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Power_pitcher" title="Power pitcher">pitcher</a> who throws extremely high-velocity <a href="#fastball">fastballs</a>, in excess of 95 miles per hour. A <a href="#flamethrower">flamethrower</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fireman">fireman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=396" title="Edit section: fireman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A team's top <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a> who is often brought in to end an <a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules#Batting_team" title="Baseball rules">offensive</a> <a href="#rally">rally</a> and "put out the fire". The term has been attributed to <a href="/wiki/New_York_Daily_News" title="New York Daily News">New York Daily News</a> cartoonist <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Stark" title="Bruce Stark">Bruce Stark</a>, who in the 1970s first depicted <a href="#relief_pitcher">relievers</a> for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> as firemen coming in to save their teams from danger.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fireplug">fireplug</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=397" title="Edit section: fireplug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A player, often one of small stature, who is known for his energy, extroversion, and team spirit – sometimes perhaps more than for his playing ability. "<a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a> defied this mold by outworking everybody and employing his moderate athletic gifts to become one of the best all-around players of his era. He hit for power, he hit for average, he stole bases and manufactured runs and he was one of the toughest, smartest defensive second basemen the game has ever seen. He was a relentless fireplug, respected by opposing players and hated by opposing fans."<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="first-ball_hitter">first-ball hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=398" title="Edit section: first-ball hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Hitter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hitter">hitter</a> who likes to hit the first <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> in an <a href="#at_bat">at bat</a>, especially if the hitter often gets a hit on the first pitch. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fisted">fisted</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=399" title="Edit section: fisted"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a batter swings at a pitch that is inside and the ball hits the bat close to his fists (hands). "Following the top half of the first, the Bulls offense struck early when junior leftfielder Junior Carlin fisted a pitch back up the middle on a 1–0 count."<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="five_and_dive">five and dive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=400" title="Edit section: five and dive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A derogatory term referring to a starting pitcher who is unable to go beyond five innings before wearing out. In the current era in which managers are increasingly aware of the risk of injury to pitchers who have high <a href="#pitch_count">pitch counts</a>, and in which relief pitching has become a critical part of the game, starters achieve fewer and fewer <a href="#complete_game">complete games</a>. Headline: "Vasquez Disputes Five-and-Dive Label".<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="five_o'clock_hitter"><span id="five_o.27clock_hitter"></span>five o'clock hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=401" title="Edit section: five o'clock hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Hitter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hitter">hitter</a> who hits really well during batting practice, but not so well during games. These were formerly known as "ten o'clock hitters" or "two-o'clock hitters" back when there were no night games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="five-tool_player">five-tool player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=402" title="Edit section: five-tool player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See <a href="#5-tool_player">5-tool player</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FL_or_F.L.">FL or F.L.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=403" title="Edit section: FL or F.L."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Abbreviation for <a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball#History" title="Major League Baseball">major league</a> that existed from <a href="/wiki/1914_in_sports" title="1914 in sports">1914</a> to <a href="/wiki/1915_in_sports" title="1915 in sports">1915</a>. This would be the last "third Major League" to come into existence. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="flag_down">flag down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=404" title="Edit section: flag down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To catch or knock down a <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a>, as if flagging down a speeding train. "<a href="/wiki/Cody_Ross" title="Cody Ross">Cody Ross</a>, who singled and moved to second on a ground-out, was <a href="#strand_the_runner">stranded</a> when <a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Ramírez</a>'s scorched liner<span class="nowrap"> </span>... was flagged down by a diving <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Jones</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="flamethrower">flamethrower</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=405" title="Edit section: flamethrower"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="#fireballer">fireballer</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="flare">flare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=406" title="Edit section: flare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a> hit a short distance into the outfield. "<a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Pudge</a> hit a flare just out of the shortstop's reach." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="flashing_the_leather">flashing the leather</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=407" title="Edit section: flashing the leather"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Making an outstanding or difficult defensive play. A player who regularly makes difficult defensive plays may be described as a <b>"leather flasher"</b>. See <a href="#leather">leather</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="flip">flip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=408" title="Edit section: flip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The act of a fielder's softly tossing the ball to a teammate covering a base when the two are so close that making a regular overhand throw would waste time and/or unnecessarily risk an inaccurate throw.</li> <li>A game played in the bullpen by relief pitchers. There are multiple rules and strategies that can be used.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="floater">floater</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=409" title="Edit section: floater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="#knuckleball">knuckleball</a>. A pitch that may appear to the batter to float or bob up and down on its way to the <a href="#plate">plate</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fluke_hit">fluke hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=410" title="Edit section: fluke hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">base hit</a> that results from a weakly batted ball or one that takes an odd bounce. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="flutterball">flutterball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=411" title="Edit section: flutterball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="#knuckleball">knuckleball</a>, a <a href="#floater">floater</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fly_ball">fly ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=412" title="Edit section: fly ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">ball</a> hit high in the air. See also <a href="#pop">pop fly</a>, <a href="#infield_fly_rule">infield fly</a>, and <a href="#ground_ball">ground ball</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fly_ball_pitcher">fly ball pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=413" title="Edit section: fly ball pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A pitcher who tends to induce more fly balls than ground balls. Those pitchers are disadvantageous in that they allow more home runs than any other pitcher. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fly_out">fly out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=414" title="Edit section: fly out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>An out that results from an outfielder catching a <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a>.</li> <li>A batter whose fly ball is caught in the outfield is said to "fly out". "Rodriguez flew out to center fielder Suzuki." (Past tense "flied" <i>is</i> acceptable.)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="force_play">force play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=415" title="Edit section: force play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Force_play" title="Force play">Force play</a></div> <p>When a <a href="#baserunner">runner</a> must advance to another base because the batter becomes a runner and, as such, must advance to first base. In this situation, the runner is out if a <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> with the ball touches the base the runner is being forced to; this is considered a "force out". A play when a fly ball is caught and a fielder touches a base prior to the runner tagging up is not a force play, but an <a href="#appeal_play">appeal play</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="forkball">forkball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=416" title="Edit section: forkball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A type of <a href="#split-finger">split-finger</a> <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a> or splitter in which the fingers are spread out as far as possible. The ball drops sharply and typically out of the strike zone, maybe even into the dirt. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="foul_ball">foul ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=417" title="Edit section: foul ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul ball</a></div> <p>A batted ball that settles into foul territory. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="foul_lines">foul lines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=418" title="Edit section: foul lines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Foul_Line_(3339129130)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Foul_Line_%283339129130%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1624" data-file-height="3172" /></a><figcaption>The right field foul line at <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Centre" title="Rogers Centre">Rogers Centre</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Two straight lines drawn on the ground from home plate to the outfield fence to indicate the boundary between <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">fair territory</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">foul territory</a>. These are called either the <b>left-field foul line</b> and the <b>right-field foul line</b>, or the <b>third-base foul line</b> and <b>first-base foul line</b>, respectively. The <b><a href="#foul_pole">foul poles</a></b> on the outfield walls are vertical extensions of the foul lines. </p><p>Despite their names, both the foul lines and the foul poles are in <i>fair</i> territory. Any fly ball that strikes the foul line (including the foul pole) beyond first or third base is a fair ball (and in the case of the foul pole, a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>). </p><p>Note that while the foul lines in baseball are in fair territory, just like the side- and end-lines of a tennis court, in basketball or American football the sidelines are considered out of bounds. In other words, hitting the ball "on the line" is good for the offensive player in baseball and tennis, but stepping on the line is bad for the offensive player in basketball and American football. The situation is slightly different in association football (soccer): the sideline and the goal line are inbounds, and the ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the side line (touch line) or the goal line, whether on the ground or in the air. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="foul_off">foul off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=419" title="Edit section: foul off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Purposely batting a <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> <a href="#foul_lines">foul</a> with two <a href="#strike">strikes</a> in order to keep the <a href="#at_bat">at-bat</a> going, in part to tire the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> and in part to get another, different pitch that might be easier to hit. <a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Luke Appling</a> was said to be the king of "fouling them off". Such a hitter might also be said to be <a href="#battle">battling</a> or <a href="#work_the_count">working the pitcher</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="foul_pole">foul pole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=420" title="Edit section: foul pole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A pole located on each foul line on the outfield fence or wall. The <b>left-field foul pole</b> and <b>right-field foul pole</b> are used by umpires to determine whether a batted ball is a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul ball</a>. The foul pole is a vertical extension of the <a href="/wiki/Foul_line_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Foul line (baseball)">foul line</a>. The term "foul pole" is actually a misnomer, because the "foul pole" (like the foul line) is in fair territory and a fly ball that hits the foul pole is considered to be a <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair ball</a> (and a home run). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="foul_tip">foul tip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=421" title="Edit section: foul tip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A batted ball that is hit sharply and directly from the bat to the catcher's mitt and legally caught by the catcher. It is not a foul tip, as most announcers and journalists mistakenly use the term, if the ball is not caught by the catcher. In this case, it is simply a foul ball. It is also not considered a foul tip if it rebounds off something, like the ground, catcher's mask, the batter, etc. after being struck by the bat but before touching the catcher's mitt. A foul tip is considered in play, not a foul ball, and also counts as a strike, including the third strike (and is also considered a strikeout for the pitcher). It is signalled by the umpire putting his right hand flat in the air and brushing his left hand against it (imitating the ball glancing off the bat) and then using his standard strike call. If the out is not the third out then the ball is alive and in play (unlike on a foul) and runners are in jeopardy if they are trying to advance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="four-bagger">four-bagger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=422" title="Edit section: four-bagger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. Note that the 4th "<a href="#bag">bag</a>" is actually a <a href="#plate">plate</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="four-fingered_salute">four-fingered salute</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=423" title="Edit section: four-fingered salute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An <a href="/wiki/Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Intentional base on balls">intentional base on balls</a>, from the manager's signal to direct the pitcher to issue one, or to direct the umpire to award the batter first base. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="four-seam_fastball">four-seam fastball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=424" title="Edit section: four-seam fastball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A standard <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>, which does not necessarily break though a good one will have <a href="#movement">movement</a> as well as velocity and location that makes it difficult to hit. The batter sees the four parallel seams spin toward him. A <b>four-seamer</b>. See <a href="#two-seam_fastball">two-seamer</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="frame">frame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=425" title="Edit section: frame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>As a noun, a frame is half an inning (either the top or the bottom). Announcer: "Two hits, and two runs scored so far in this frame." Also a <a href="/wiki/Bowling" title="Bowling">bowling</a> term, as suggested by the resemblance of an inning-by-inning scoreboard to a bowling scoresheet.</li> <li>As a verb, framing [a pitch] refers to the positioning and/or movement of the catcher's mitt and body when he catches a pitch and the effect this has on the umpire calling a pitch a strike. The boundaries of the strike zone are clearly defined in the rules; however, with many major-league pitches traveling well in excess of 90 mph (140 km/h), or with "moving" pitches such as the curveball and the knuckleball, it is often difficult for an umpire to judge whether a ball went through the strike zone based solely on watching the ball, particularly at the boundaries of the strike zone. Consequently, umpires sometimes unofficially use the catcher's position and/or movement to help judge whether a pitch is a strike. Framing is a catcher's attempt to use this to his team's advantage. For example, on a pitch near the boundary of the strike zone, a catcher might move his mitt a short, subtle distance toward the strike zone within a split second after catching the ball, with the hope that the umpire will call a strike even if it did not go through the strike zone. Conversely, a pitch near the top of the strike zone might be called a ball if the catcher has to rise from his crouched position to catch it, even if it did go through the defined strike zone. <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">Sabermetricians</a> have developed metrics for how well catchers perform in framing pitches.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="free_baseball">free baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=426" title="Edit section: free baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Slang for <a href="#extra_innings">extra innings</a>. The fans get to see extra innings "for free". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="free_pass">free pass</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=427" title="Edit section: free pass"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">base on balls</a>. "Free" because the batter does not have to hit the ball to get on base. Also referred to as a "free ticket" and an <a href="/wiki/Annie_Oakley" title="Annie Oakley">Annie Oakley</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="freeze_the_hitter">freeze the hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=428" title="Edit section: freeze the hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>To throw a strike that is so unexpected or in such a location that the batter doesn't swing at it. "As <a href="/wiki/Brian_Cashman" title="Brian Cashman">Cashman</a> spoke, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Pettitte</a> fired a strike on the corner, which froze the hitter."<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "But the right-hander reached in her bag of tricks and threw a tantalizing changeup that froze the hitter for the final out."<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="friendly_confines">friendly confines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=429" title="Edit section: friendly confines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A nickname for Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="frozen_rope">frozen rope</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=430" title="Edit section: frozen rope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A hard-hit <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a>. Also a strong throw from the outfield. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="full_count">full count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=431" title="Edit section: full count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Full_count" class="mw-redirect" title="Full count">Full count</a></div> <p>A <a href="#count">count</a> of 3 <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">balls</a> and 2 <a href="#strike">strikes</a>; another strike will result in a <a href="#strike_out">strikeout</a>, while another ball will result in a <a href="#walk">walk</a>. At that point, only a foul ball will extend the at-bat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="full_house">full house</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=432" title="Edit section: full house"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Three of a kind (three balls), and two of a kind (two strikes): a <a href="#full_count">full count</a>. From the term used in <a href="/wiki/Poker" title="Poker">poker</a>. Sometimes called <b>full boat</b>. Instead of holding up fingers indicating the count, the umpire may hold up closed fists, implying "full".</li> <li>Capacity crowd; all seats filled in the stadium. From the theatrical term.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fungo">fungo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=433" title="Edit section: fungo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fungo" class="mw-redirect" title="Fungo">Fungo</a></div> <p>A <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a> hit for fielders to practice catching. It is not part of the game, but is accomplished by a batter tossing the ball a short distance up in the air and then batting it himself. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="fungo_bat">fungo bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=434" title="Edit section: fungo bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A lightweight <a href="#bat">bat</a> with a long, skinny <a href="#barrel">barrel</a> used to hit <a href="#fungo">fungoes</a>. 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Also used to refer to an excellent piece of equipment, such as a glove or mitt.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gap">gap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=437" title="Edit section: gap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The space between <a href="#outfielder">outfielders</a>. Also <a href="#alley">alley</a>. A ball hit in the gap is sometimes called a <b>flapper</b> or a <b>gapper</b>. "He's swinging the bat right now better than he has all year, and I'm hoping now some of them turns into gappers", <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a> said.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gap_hitter">gap hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=438" title="Edit section: gap hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Hits with power up the <a href="#alley">alleys</a> and tends to get a lot of <a href="#double">doubles</a>. A <a href="#doubles_hitter">doubles hitter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gas">gas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=439" title="Edit section: gas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>. "Give him [the batter] the gas"; as in stepping on a car's <a href="/wiki/Accelerator_(car)" class="mw-redirect" title="Accelerator (car)">gas pedal</a> to accelerate.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gascan">gascan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=440" title="Edit section: gascan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who gives up runs in bunches or in untimely situations. Named as such because he'd be pouring gas over a fire.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gate_receipts">gate receipts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=441" title="Edit section: gate receipts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The gross ticket prices paid by all the customers who passed through the entrance gates for a game or a series. Also referred to simply as <b>"the gate"</b>. "There's a big gate awaiting the champions<span class="nowrap"> </span>..."<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="GEDP">GEDP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=442" title="Edit section: GEDP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for game ending <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="general_manager">general manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=443" title="Edit section: general manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">General manager (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>The general manager (GM) runs the organization of a baseball team (<a href="/wiki/Personnel" class="mw-redirect" title="Personnel">personnel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finance" title="Finance">finance</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Business_operations" title="Business operations">operations</a>). Normally distinct from the <a href="#field_manager">field manager</a> and the club owner.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gem">gem</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=444" title="Edit section: gem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A very well pitched game, almost always a win, in which the pitcher allows few if any hits and at most a run or two. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Mark_Mulder" title="Mark Mulder">Mulder</a> Shakes Off Injury to Pitch Gem".<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="get_a_good_piece_of_it">get a good piece of it</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=445" title="Edit section: get a good piece of it"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When swinging a round bat at a round ball, the batter hopes to hit the ball solidly in the center. When he does, he's said to "get a good piece of the ball". "'When you hit in the middle of the order, those are the situations you want', said <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a>, who leads the major leagues with 116 RBIs. 'He threw me a fastball, and I got a good piece of it.'"<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Getaway_Day">Getaway Day</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=446" title="Edit section: Getaway Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Getaway Day (or <b>Getaway Game</b>) refers to the last game of a regular season series (usually on a Wednesday, Thursday, or Sunday afternoon) that sees the visiting team leave town ("get away") after its conclusion, either for the next stop on their <a href="#road_trip">road trip</a> or for home. May also refer to the last day of a team's <a href="#home_stand">home stand</a>. "MLB's new labor deal requires earlier start times on getaway days."<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Getaway_Day_lineup">Getaway Day lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=447" title="Edit section: Getaway Day lineup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A starting <a href="#lineup">lineup</a> for Getaway Day that features backup players. Usually assembled by a <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a> so that his regular starers can enjoy a day's rest (especially if they had played the night before), though considerations such as the team's standing in the <a href="#pennant_race">pennant race</a> may preclude him from making such moves. "The San Francisco Giants completed a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies, even with a getaway day lineup taking the field."<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="get_on_one's_horse"><span id="get_on_one.27s_horse"></span>get on one's horse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=448" title="Edit section: get on one's horse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> (usually an <a href="#outfielder">outfielder</a>) runs extremely fast towards a hard hit ball in an effort to <a href="/wiki/Catch_(baseball)" title="Catch (baseball)">catch</a> it.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="get_good_wood">get good wood</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=449" title="Edit section: get good wood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To <a href="#hit">hit</a> a ball hard. A <a href="#batter">batter</a> who "gets good wood on the ball" or who "gets some lumber on the ball" hits it hard.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="get_off_the_schneid">get off the schneid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=450" title="Edit section: get off the schneid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To break a scoreless, hitless, or winless <a href="#streak">streak</a> (i.e., a schneid). According to the <i>Dickson Baseball Dictionary</i>, the term "schneid" comes to baseball via <a href="/wiki/Gin_rummy" title="Gin rummy">gin rummy</a>, and in turn comes from German / Yiddish "schneider", one who cuts cloth, i.e., a tailor.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="GIDP">GIDP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=451" title="Edit section: GIDP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Grounded_into_double_play" class="mw-redirect" title="Grounded into double play">Grounded into double play</a></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Baseball_statistics" title="Baseball statistics">Statistical</a> abbreviation for <a href="#ground_ball">grounded</a> into <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="glove">glove</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=452" title="Edit section: glove"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_glove" title="Baseball glove">Baseball glove</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_glove" title="Baseball glove">baseball glove</a></b> or <b>mitt</b> is a large padded leather glove that players on the defensive team wear to assist them in catching and fielding. Different positions require different shapes and sizes of gloves. The term "mitt" is officially reserved to describe the catcher's mitt and the first-baseman's mitt. By rule, fielders other than the first-baseman and the catcher can wear only conventional gloves (with individual finger slots), not mitts. There is no rule <i>requiring</i> fielders to wear a glove or mitt, but the nature of the game makes it necessary. A fielder may have to catch a ball bare-handed, if he loses his glove in pursuit of a ball or finds himself at the wrong angle to use it.</li> <li>Most batters nowadays wear leather <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_clothing_and_equipment" title="Baseball clothing and equipment">batting gloves</a></b> to improve their grip and provide a small amount of padding. Base-stealing artists, especially those who practice the head-first hands-first slide, wear specialized <b>sliding gloves</b>.</li> <li>Players generally keep batting and sliding gloves in their pants pockets when not in use, and their fielding gloves in the dugout. At one time, players would leave their fielding gloves on the field; later they carried them in their pants pockets. This illustrates (1) how much larger and baggier uniforms were and (2) how much smaller the gloves were. The adage "two hands while you're learning" was a necessity in the early years, when gloves simply absorbed shock. The glove has since evolved into a much more effective "trap", and one-hand catches are now the norm.</li> <li>Jokes used in movies and cartoons notwithstanding, the rules forbid <b>throwing the glove</b> to "catch", slow down, or even touch a batted ball. When the umpire calls it, the batter is awarded an automatic triple (meaning all runners ahead of him are allowed to score freely); it is also a live ball, and the batter-runner can try for home. Similarly, it is against the rules to use one's cap as a glove, as "All the Way Mae" (<a href="/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>) did in <i><a href="/wiki/A_League_of_Their_Own" title="A League of Their Own">A League of Their Own</a></i>. Note that it is only against the rules to actually touch the ball with a thrown glove or other equipment; there is no penalty if the ball is not touched.</li> <li>A player who is very skilled at defense is said to <b>have a good glove</b>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="GM">GM</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=453" title="Edit section: GM"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An abbreviation for <a href="#general_manager">general manager</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="go-ahead_run">go-ahead run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=454" title="Edit section: go-ahead run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The run which puts a team which was behind or tied into the lead. Used particularly with runners on base (e.g., "The Phillies have <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rollins" title="Jimmy Rollins">Jimmy Rollins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shane_Victorino" title="Shane Victorino">Shane Victorino</a> on base down 4–2; Victorino represents the tying run and <a href="/wiki/Chase_Utley" title="Chase Utley">Chase Utley</a> is the go-ahead run at the plate.").</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="go_deep">go deep</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=455" title="Edit section: go deep"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To <a href="#hit">hit</a> a <a href="#home_run">home run</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Richie_Sexson" title="Richie Sexson">Richie Sexson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenji_Johjima" title="Kenji Johjima">Kenji Johjima</a> also went deep for the Mariners."<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A starting pitcher who pitches past the 6th inning is said to "go deep into the game". "Against the White Sox on Thursday, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Morrow" title="Brandon Morrow">Morrow</a>'s <a href="#command">command</a> wasn't there. He walked six batters in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">5<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings, and despite coming one out shy of recording a <a href="/wiki/Quality_start" title="Quality start">quality start</a>, he didn't prove yet he's able to pitch deep into games."<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="go_down_in_order">go down in order</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=456" title="Edit section: go down in order"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When the defending team allows no opponent on base in a half-inning, thereby retiring the side facing the minimum three batters, the batting team is said to have gone down in order, the defending team is said to have retired it in order.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="go_quietly">go quietly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=457" title="Edit section: go quietly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a team fails to mount a strong offense, such as going 1–2–3 in an inning, it may be said to have "gone quietly". "Outside of a walk to <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a> after <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tresh" title="Tom Tresh">Tresh</a>'s clout and a ninth-inning single by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Pepitone" title="Joe Pepitone">Pepitone</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> went quietly the rest of the way."<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A player who retires without a lot of fanfare or complaining may be said to "go quietly".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="go_the_distance">go the distance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=458" title="Edit section: go the distance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <b><a href="#go_the_route">go the route</a></b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="go_the_route">go the route</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=459" title="Edit section: go the route"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who throws a <a href="#complete_game">complete game</a> "goes the route".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="go_yard">go yard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=460" title="Edit section: go yard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To "go yard" is to <a href="#hit">hit</a> a <a href="#home_run">home run</a>, i.e., to hit the ball the length of the baseball field or "ball yard".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="going_bridge">going bridge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=461" title="Edit section: going bridge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>One more way to say "hit a home run".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gold_glove">gold glove</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=462" title="Edit section: gold glove"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Glove">Gold Glove</a></div> <dl><dd>The major league player chosen as the best in his league at fielding his position is given a <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Rawlings Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="golden_sombrero">golden sombrero</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=463" title="Edit section: golden sombrero"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Golden_sombrero" title="Golden sombrero">golden sombrero</a></div> <dl><dd>One who <a href="#strike">strikes out</a> four times in one game is said to have gotten a "golden sombrero". Three strike outs is called the "hat trick", while the rare five strike outs is called the "platinum sombrero." Only eight times has a player struck out six times in a game; this is called the "horn" (named by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(baseball)" title="Mike Flanagan (baseball)">Mike Flanagan</a> after <a href="/wiki/Sam_Horn" title="Sam Horn">Sam Horn</a> who did this in 1991), "double-platinum sombrero," or "titanium sombrero." If it ever happens, Flanagan said a seven-strikeout game shall be called "Horn-A-Plenty."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="golfing">golfing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=464" title="Edit section: golfing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Swinging at an obviously low <a href="#pitch">pitch</a>, particularly one in the dirt. Also used to describe actual contact with a pitch low in the zone.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gone">gone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=465" title="Edit section: gone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. Announcer: "That ball is gone."</li> <li>Conversely, a batter who has just been struck out, especially by a <a href="/wiki/Power_pitcher" title="Power pitcher">power pitcher</a>, as in "<i>He</i> gone!"</li> <li>An announcer may simply announce "one gone" or "two gone" to indicate how many outs have been made in the inning; likewise "one away" and "two away".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="good_eye">good eye</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=466" title="Edit section: good eye"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hitter who has excellent awareness of the strike zone, and is able to <a href="#lay_off">lay off</a> pitches that are barely out of the strike zone, is said to have a "good eye", "<a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">Ortiz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ram%C3%ADrez" class="mw-redirect" title="Manny Ramírez">Ramirez</a> are a constant threat, whether it's swinging the bats or taking pitches", <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland</a> third baseman <a href="/wiki/Casey_Blake" title="Casey Blake">Casey Blake</a> said. "They have a couple of the best swings in the game and a couple of the best eyes in the game<span class="nowrap"> </span>..."<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="good_hit,_no_field"><span id="good_hit.2C_no_field"></span>good hit, no field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=467" title="Edit section: good hit, no field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Said to have been the world's shortest <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sport)" title="Scout (sport)">scouting report</a>, and often quoted in reference to <a href="#slugger">sluggers</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Dick_Stuart" title="Dick Stuart">Dick Stuart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Dave Kingman</a>, who were notoriously poor <a href="#fielder">fielders</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="good_piece_of_hitting">good piece of hitting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=468" title="Edit section: good piece of hitting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A situation where a batter puts the ball in play in a way that maximizes the result for his team. "Good pieces of hitting" tend to result in runs scoring and draining several pitches out of an opposing pitcher, especially in situations where the pitcher's team was looking for a decent amount of length. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="good_take">good take</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=469" title="Edit section: good take"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An accolade given to a batter who does not swing at a pitch that is close to, but not in, the strike zone; most often said to a batter with two strikes (who is naturally tempted).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Goodbye_Mr._Spalding!"><span id="Goodbye_Mr._Spalding.21"></span>Goodbye Mr. Spalding!</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=470" title="Edit section: Goodbye Mr. Spalding!"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Exclamation by a broadcaster when a batter hits a home run. First uttered by an unknown broadcaster in the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Natural" title="The Natural">The Natural</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Spalding_(sports_equipment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spalding (sports equipment)">Spalding</a> is a major manufacturer of baseballs.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="goose_egg">goose egg</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=471" title="Edit section: goose egg"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a team has zero on the scoreboard.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gopher_ball">gopher ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=472" title="Edit section: gopher ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A gopher ball (or <b>gopher pitch</b>) is a pitch that leads to a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>, one the batter will "go for". Illustration from an on-line chat: "He was always that guy who'd go in and throw the gopher pitch in the first inning and he'd be two down." A game in which several home runs are hit by both teams may also be described as "gopher ball".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="got_a_piece_of_it">got a piece of it</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=473" title="Edit section: got a piece of it"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter hits a foul ball or foul tip, perhaps surviving a two strike count and remaining at bat, a broadcaster may say "He got a piece of it."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="got_him">got him</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=474" title="Edit section: got him"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Short for "got him out".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="got_to_him_early">got to him early</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=475" title="Edit section: got to him early"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a team's batters gets several hits and runs off of the opposing starting pitcher in <a href="#early_innings">early innings</a> the batters are said to "get to him early". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="got_under_the_ball">got under the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=476" title="Edit section: got under the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When a hitter swings slightly under the center of the pitched ball, thereby leading to a high fly ball out instead of a home run, he's said to "get under the ball". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="grab_some_pine">grab some pine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=477" title="Edit section: grab some pine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Go sit on the <a href="#bench">bench</a>, used as a taunt after a <a href="#strike">strikeout</a>. Popularized by <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a> sportscaster <a href="/wiki/Mike_Krukow" title="Mike Krukow">Mike Krukow</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="grand_slam">grand slam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=478" title="Edit section: grand slam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">Grand slam (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home run</a> hit with the <a href="#bases_loaded">#bases loaded</a>. A "grand salami" or a "grand ol' ding dong".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="grandstand_play">grandstand play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=479" title="Edit section: grandstand play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Grandstand" title="Grandstand">Grandstand</a></div> <dl><dd>Showing off for the fans in the <a href="/wiki/Grandstand" title="Grandstand">grandstands</a>. Also called <b>grandstanding</b>. Not only players, but managers, owners, and politicians often play to the crowd to raise their public image. An example: "Tellem weighed in with a thoughtful back-page article in this Sunday's <i>New York Times</i> regarding the recent Congressional and mainstream media grandstanding over steroids."<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="granny">granny</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=480" title="Edit section: granny"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Torii Hunter</a>'s game-winning grand slam was his 10th career granny and third career <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off homer</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grapefruit_League">Grapefruit League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=481" title="Edit section: Grapefruit League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">Spring training</a></div> <dl><dd>The group of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a> teams that conduct <a href="#Spring_training">Spring Training</a> in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, where <a href="/wiki/Grapefruit" title="Grapefruit">grapefruit</a> trees grow in abundance.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="great_seats">great seats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=482" title="Edit section: great seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A sarcastic term for seats high in the <a href="/wiki/Bleachers" class="mw-redirect" title="Bleachers">bleachers</a>, a long way from the playing field. The phrase was popularized by <a href="/wiki/Bob_Uecker" title="Bob Uecker">Bob Uecker</a> in a series of TV commercials.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="green_light">green light</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=483" title="Edit section: green light"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Permission from the <a href="#manager">manager</a> for a <a href="#batter">batter</a> or <a href="#baserunner">runner</a> to be aggressive. Examples include permission for the batter to <a href="#swing">swing away</a> on a 3–0 <a href="#count">count</a> or for a <a href="#baserunner">runner</a> to <a href="#steal">steal a base</a>. An example: "Instead of the bunt sign, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a> gave <a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a> the green light and he hit a three-run homer off <a href="/wiki/David_Riske" title="David Riske">Riske</a> to give the Tigers a 3–2 win over <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City</a> on Sunday."<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="green_monster">green monster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=484" title="Edit section: green monster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Green_Monster" title="Green Monster">Green Monster</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The Green Monster is a popular nickname for the 37.2 feet (11.3 m) high left field wall at Fenway Park, home to the Boston Red Sox baseball team. The wall is 310 feet (94.5 m) from home plate and is a popular target for right-handed hitters. The seats on top of the Monster, installed for the 2003 season, are among the most coveted seats at Fenway.</li> <li>The Red Sox have spring training at JetBlue Park at Fenway South (informally, JetBlue Park) in Fort Myers, Florida. JetBlue is an exact copy of Fenway, including a full-sized Green Monster.</li> <li>The Red Sox' mascot is "Wally, the Green Monster".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="groove_a_pitch">groove a pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=485" title="Edit section: groove a pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher throws a pitch down the middle of the plate ("the groove"). The result may be predictable. An example: "But in the third, with two out and a man at second and the Cards ahead 2–1, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a> grooved a pitch that <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Pujols</a> clobbered for a home run."<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ground_ball">ground ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=486" title="Edit section: ground ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Types_of_batted_balls_in_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Types of batted balls in baseball">Types of batted balls in baseball</a></div> <dl><dd>A hit that bounces in the <a href="#field">infield</a>. Also <b>grounder</b>. A <a href="#bunt">bunt</a> is not considered a ground ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ground_ball_with_eyes">ground ball with eyes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=487" title="Edit section: ground ball with eyes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#ground_ball">ground ball</a> that barely gets between two <a href="#infielder">infielders</a> for a <a href="#base_hit">base hit</a>, seeming to "see" the only spot where it would be unfieldable. Also seeing-eye grounder, or <b>seeing-eye single</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ground_ball_pitcher">ground ball pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=488" title="Edit section: ground ball pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who tends to induce more <a href="#ground_ball">ground balls</a> than <a href="#fly_ball">fly balls</a>. Often a <a href="#field_manager">manager</a> will bring a ground ball pitcher in as a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> when there are men on base and less than two outs, hoping the next batter hits a grounder into a <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ground-rule_double">ground-rule double</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=489" title="Edit section: ground-rule double"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Under standard <a href="#ground_rules">ground rules</a>, there are conditions under which a batter is awarded second base automatically. If a ball hit in fair territory bounces over a wall or fence (or gets caught in the ivy at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>) without being touched by a fielder, it will likely be declared a double. If a ball hit into fair territory is touched by a fan, the batter is awarded an extra base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ground_rules">ground rules</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=490" title="Edit section: ground rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ground_rules_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ground rules (baseball)">Ground rules (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>Rules specific to a particular <a href="/wiki/Baseball_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball park">ballpark</a> (or grounds) due to unique features of the park and where the <a href="/wiki/Official_Baseball_Rules" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Baseball Rules">standard baseball rules</a> may be inadequate.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="guess_hitter">guess hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=491" title="Edit section: guess hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hitter who primarily guesses what type of pitch is coming and where it will be located as their approach to hitting rather than just looking for a fastball and then reacting to off speed pitches.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gun">gun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=492" title="Edit section: gun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A strong arm. Also, a <b>cannon</b>.</li> <li>To throw hard. Announcer (following a grounder and throw to first): "Guillen guns and gets him."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gun_down">gun down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=493" title="Edit section: gun down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw out a runner. "<a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Valent%C3%ADn" title="José Valentín">Valentin</a> was erased when he tried to steal second, though, and <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Posada" title="Jorge Posada">Posada</a> gunned him down."<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="gyroball">gyroball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=494" title="Edit section: gyroball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Gyroball" title="Gyroball">Gyroball</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gyroball_motion.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Gyroball_motion.jpg/220px-Gyroball_motion.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Gyroball_motion.jpg/330px-Gyroball_motion.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Gyroball_motion.jpg/440px-Gyroball_motion.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="832" /></a><figcaption>Illustration of a gyroball illustrating the sharp breaking motion</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>A type of curveball with a severe break. <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke Matsuzaka">Daisuke Matsuzaka</a> is said to throw a gyroball. It was designed by a couple of Japanese scientists to reduce arm fatigue in pitchers. The result was a way to throw the ball with an extreme break. Whether such a special pitch really exists remains the subject of great controversy among experts of various pedigrees.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="H">H</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=495" title="Edit section: H"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hack">hack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=496" title="Edit section: hack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To swing awkwardly at the ball. "As his son stood in the batter's box and hacked away, Wolpert came up with the idea of opening his own batting cage in Manhattan."<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sometimes said of an aggressive hitter who would swing at any pitch within reach, whether high, low, inside, or outside. "An unrepentant free swinger who hacked at anything in the same area code as the strike zone, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a> drew just 23 walks that year."<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hall_of_Fame">Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=497" title="Edit section: Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cooperstown,_New_York" title="Cooperstown, New York">Cooperstown, New York</a>. Abbreviated <b>HOF</b>. In popular usage, the terms "Hall of Fame broadcaster" and "Hall of Fame writer" are often used to describe recipients of two annual awards, respectively the <a href="/wiki/Ford_C._Frick_Award" title="Ford C. Frick Award">Ford C. Frick Award</a> and <a href="/wiki/J._G._Taylor_Spink_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="J. G. Taylor Spink Award">J. G. Taylor Spink Award</a>. Recipients of these awards are recognized in dedicated Hall exhibits, but are not considered actual Hall of Fame members.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hall_of_Very_Good">Hall of Very Good</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=498" title="Edit section: Hall of Very Good"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek" title="Tongue-in-cheek">tongue-in-cheek</a> expression used to refer to players who had successful careers, but whose stats and/or overall performance are not good enough to put them into consideration for the Hall of Fame. Example of players said to be in the "Hall of Very Good" are <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Chris Carpenter</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lee Smith (baseball)">Lee Smith</a> (who eventually earned Hall of Fame induction), and <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hammer">hammer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=499" title="Edit section: hammer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To hit the ball hard, typically for extra bases. "Aaron hammered that pitch."</li> <li>The nickname of <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Henry Aaron</a>—Hank "The Hammer" Aaron—second all-time in Major League career home runs.</li> <li>A curve ball, usually of the <a href="/wiki/12%E2%80%936_curveball" title="12–6 curveball">12 to<span class="nowrap"> </span>6</a> variety.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="handcuff">handcuff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=500" title="Edit section: handcuff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A hard-hit ground ball that bounces directly at an infielder is difficult for him to get his hands on – he appears to have been handcuffed.</li> <li>A pitch thrown high and inside "handcuffs" a batter because he can't get his hands far enough away from his body to swing the bat.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="handle">handle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=501" title="Edit section: handle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Often it's said of a player who has not fielded a batted ball cleanly that he "couldn't find the handle on it". This suggests the fanciful notion that a baseball would be easier to hold onto if it had a handle.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hang">hang</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=502" title="Edit section: hang"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#breaking_ball">breaking ball</a> that does not "break", or change direction, and so is easy to <a href="#hit">hit</a>. A <b>hanging curveball</b>.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> may be <b>hung with a</b> <b><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">loss</a></b> if he is responsible for his team falling behind in runs and the team never recovers the lead.</li> <li>A runner may be <b>hung up</b> if he is caught in a <a href="#rundown">rundown</a>.</li> <li>A runner may be <b>hung out to dry</b> if he gets picked off at first base, or if a hitter misses a hit-and-run sign and the runner is easily tagged out at second base. A player may be hung out to dry if his team treats him in an unexpected or disappointing way. (Story: "The Mets got what they needed from pitcher Al Leiter yesterday. Unfortunately, Leiter was hung out to dry again, done in by his team's anemic offense.")</li> <li>A team may <b>hang a (number)</b> on the opposing pitcher or his team by scoring that many runs. May use a literal number or an informal term such as a <a href="#crooked_number">crooked number</a> or a <a href="#snowman">snowman</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="happy">happy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=503" title="Edit section: happy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher uses a particular type of pitch so much that he becomes less effective, he's sometimes said to be "happy" with the pitch – fastball happy or curveball happy, for example. "This article is a response, in part, to a <a href="/wiki/Boston_Globe" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Globe">Boston Globe</a> sports rumor asserting that <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Josh Beckett</a> has become 'Curveball Happy' and has changed his release point."<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hard_hands">hard hands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=504" title="Edit section: hard hands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A tendency to mishandle <a href="#field">fielded</a> balls. Also <a href="#stone_fingers">stone fingers</a>. Contrast <a href="#soft_hands">soft hands</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hardball">hardball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=505" title="Edit section: hardball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a>, as opposed to <a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">softball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hat_trick">hat trick</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=506" title="Edit section: hat trick"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick#Baseball" title="Hat-trick">Hat-trick § Baseball</a></div> <dl><dd>To <a href="#strike_out">strike out</a> three times. Used jokingly, as the same term means to score three times in <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick" title="Hat-trick">hockey and other sports</a>. This term is also used to indicate someone who has hit three <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> in a game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HBP">HBP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=507" title="Edit section: HBP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#hit_by_pitch">Hit By Pitch</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="head_of_lettuce">head of lettuce</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=508" title="Edit section: head of lettuce"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a player breaks their bat after hitting the pitch, and the main portion of the bat (the barrel) lands within the infield, the broken portion can splinter into many pieces. (If the barrel lands either in foul territory or outside the established infield, the event is <i>not</i> a head of lettuce.) The term pays homage to other food-related baseball terms such as "can of corn", "high cheese", "in a pickle", etc. The original use of the term dates to 2006 when Joshua Githens first noted the likeness to striking a head of lettuce with the bat. "That bat exploded like a head of lettuce!"</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="headhunter">headhunter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=509" title="Edit section: headhunter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> who has a reputation for throwing <a href="#beanball">beanballs</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="heart_of_the_plate">heart of the plate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=510" title="Edit section: heart of the plate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Middle of home plate. "Looking to go up the ladder, Hughes instead missed right over the heart of the plate just below belt high with a 95-mph fastball. As good hitters do, <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Vladimir Guerrero</a> made him pay with a single up the middle."<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="heat">heat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=511" title="Edit section: heat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Also <b>heater</b>. A <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="heavy_hitter">heavy hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=512" title="Edit section: heavy hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#power_hitter">power hitter</a>. A player who hits a lot of home runs or other <a href="/wiki/Extra-base_hit" title="Extra-base hit">extra-base hits</a>. A batter with a high <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>. A <a href="#slug">slugger</a>. A term shared with the sport of <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>, referring to a fighter who scores a large number of <a href="/wiki/Knockout" title="Knockout">knockouts</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="help_his_own_cause">help his own cause</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=513" title="Edit section: help his own cause"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Said of a <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> who knocks in runs as a <i><a href="#hitter">hitter</a></i>, thereby helping himself to earn credit for a win.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="herky-jerky">herky-jerky</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=514" title="Edit section: herky-jerky"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher with an unusual or awkward wind-up or motion, as if he's not in full control of his legs and arms, may be said to have a herky-jerky motion.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hesitation_pitch">hesitation pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=515" title="Edit section: hesitation pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who pauses in his wind-up, perhaps at the top of the wind-up, may be said to have a hesitation pitch. If this is part of his regular motion, it may be effective in throwing off the timing of the batter. If it's an occasional motion and used when there are runners on base, the pitcher is at risk of being called for a <a href="#balk">balk</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hidden_ball_trick">hidden ball trick</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=516" title="Edit section: hidden ball trick"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hidden_ball_trick" title="Hidden ball trick">Hidden ball trick</a></div> <dl><dd>A very rare feat in which a fielder has the ball and hides it from a runner, tricking him into believing some other fielder has it or that it has gotten away from them. (There is no rule against such deception except that once the pitcher toes or stands astride the rubber, he <i>must</i> have the ball in his possession or else a <a href="#balk">balk</a> will be called.) Any baserunner so victimized will be ribbed endlessly by his teammates for having been <a href="#caught_napping">caught napping</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="high_and_tight">high and tight</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=517" title="Edit section: high and tight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#locate">location</a> <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> thrown above the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a> and close to the <a href="#batter">batter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="high_cheese">high cheese</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=518" title="Edit section: high cheese"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#fastball">fastball</a> thrown high in the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="high_hard_one">high hard one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=519" title="Edit section: high hard one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#fastball">fastball</a> thrown high in, or above the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="high_heat">high heat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=520" title="Edit section: high heat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#strike">strike</a> thrown high in the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="high_let_it_fly;_low_let_it_go"><span id="high_let_it_fly.3B_low_let_it_go"></span>high let it fly; low let it go</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=521" title="Edit section: high let it fly; low let it go"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An adage about batting against a <a href="#knuckleball">knuckleball</a> pitcher. Fluttering knuckleballs are notoriously hard to hit, especially low in the strike zone.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hill">hill</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=522" title="Edit section: hill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#pitcher's_mound">pitcher's mound</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit">hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=523" title="Edit section: hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hit (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The act of <a href="/wiki/Safe_(baseball)" title="Safe (baseball)">safely</a> reaching <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a> after batting the ball into <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair territory</a>. Abbreviated as <b>H</b>, this meaning is synonymous with <a href="#base_hit">base hit</a>. See also <a href="#single">single</a>, <a href="#double">double</a>, <a href="#triple">triple</a>, <a href="#home_run">home run</a>, <a href="/wiki/Extra-base_hit" title="Extra-base hit">extra-base hit</a>, <a href="#error">error</a>, <a href="#fielder's_choice">fielder's choice</a>.</li> <li>The act of contacting the ball with the bat. "The batter hit the ball right at the second baseman."</li> <li>When a batter is touched by a pitch. See <a href="#HBP">hit by pitch</a></li> <li>The term <b><a href="#sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice hit</a></b> is used by scorekeepers to indicate a sacrifice bunt. It is typically an out, not a base hit (unless the batter beats the throw to first without benefit of an error).</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_a_bullet">hit a bullet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=524" title="Edit section: hit a bullet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit the ball very hard, typically a line drive.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_and_run">hit and run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=525" title="Edit section: hit and run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hit_and_run_(baseball)" title="Hit and run (baseball)">Hit and run (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>An <a href="/wiki/Rules_of_baseball#Batting_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Rules of baseball">offensive</a> tactic whereby a <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a> (usually on <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a>) starts running as if to <a href="#steal">steal</a> and the <a href="#batter">batter</a> is obligated to swing at the <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> to try to drive the ball behind the runner to right field. Contrast this to a run and hit, where the runner steals, and the batter (who would normally take on a straight steal) <i>may</i> swing at the pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_away">hit away</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=526" title="Edit section: hit away"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>After a batter has attempted but failed to lay down a bunt, or in a situation in which he might ordinarily be expected to bunt, he may instead make a normal swing at the ball on the next pitch. In such a case he is said to "hit away" or "swing away". "<a href="/wiki/John_Smoltz" title="John Smoltz">Smoltz</a> swung away, fouling it off for strike one. Knowing that the bunt had been given away on the first pitch, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Cox" title="Bobby Cox">Bobby Cox</a> took off the bunt sign this time."<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_behind_the_runner">hit behind the runner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=527" title="Edit section: hit behind the runner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An <a href="/wiki/Rules_of_baseball#Batting_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Rules of baseball">offensive</a> tactic where the <a href="#batter">batter</a> intentionally puts the ball <a href="#in_play">in play</a> to the right side (the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">first base</a> side) with a <a href="#baserunner">runner</a> on <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Second_base" title="Baseball field">second</a>. The intent is to advance the baserunner to third, where a <a href="#sacrifice_fly">sacrifice fly</a> by the next hitter can score a <a href="#run">run</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_by_pitch">hit by pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=528" title="Edit section: hit by pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">Hit by pitch</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> touches a <a href="#batter">batter</a> in the <a href="#batter's_box">batter's box</a>, the batter advances to <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first base</a>. If the pitch hits him while he is swinging (striking) he is not awarded a base, and if the umpire feels he made no effort to avoid getting hit he simply calls a ball.</li> <li>Colloquially, a batter who is hit by a pitch has been plunked, drilled, nailed, plugged, or beaned.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_'em_where_they_ain't"><span id="hit_.27em_where_they_ain.27t"></span>hit 'em where they ain't</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=529" title="Edit section: hit 'em where they ain't"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Said to be the (grammatically casual) response of turn-of-the-20th-century player <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Willie Keeler</a> to the question, "What's the secret to hitting?" in which "'em" or "them" are the <a href="#bat">batted balls</a>, and "they" are the <a href="#fielder">fielders</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_for_average">hit for average</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=530" title="Edit section: hit for average"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Contrary to what might be literally implied, a player who "hits for average" is one who achieves a high <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_for_the_cycle">hit for the cycle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=531" title="Edit section: hit for the cycle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">Hit for the cycle</a></div> <dl><dd>When a given player hits a <a href="#single">single</a>, <a href="#double">double</a>, <a href="#triple">triple</a> and <a href="#home_run">home run</a> in the same game. To accomplish this feat in order is termed a "natural cycle". Hitting for the cycle is a rare enough occurrence that <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> keeps special statistics on it.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_it_where_the_grass_don't_grow"><span id="hit_it_where_the_grass_don.27t_grow"></span>hit it where the grass don't grow</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=532" title="Edit section: hit it where the grass don't grow"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Hit the ball into the stands for a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_on_Christmas_Day">hit on Christmas Day</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=533" title="Edit section: hit on Christmas Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a player seems to have a natural aptitude to get hits in all situations. "<a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Magglio</a> can hit Christmas Day", <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a> said. "It's an old saying, and he's one of those guys who can. There's nothing fancy. He sees it, hits it and does it pretty damned good."<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_parade">hit parade</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=534" title="Edit section: hit parade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A rapid succession of hits within the same inning or a high total of hits throughout a game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_the_ball_on_the_screws">hit the ball on the screws</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=535" title="Edit section: hit the ball on the screws"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit the ball even center with measured force, often resulting in a loud crack of the bat. A <a href="#slump">slumping</a> <a href="#batter">batter</a> might be comforted by "hitting the ball on the screws" when not getting a <a href="#hit">hit</a>. The phrase derives from <a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">golf</a>, referring to a well executed shot. Back when "woods" were actually made of wood, manufacturers screwed a plastic insert into the club face as a safeguard against premature wear. When a golfer hit a good shot he would say, "I hit it on the screws."<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another source is the fact that early baseball bats usually cracked lengthwise into two pieces; many were repaired using glue and two screws. (Such repairs are now illegal.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_the_deck">hit the deck</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=536" title="Edit section: hit the deck"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter drops or dives to the ground to avoid being hit by a pitch. "The third kind of pitch is the one that is coming right at your head. This one you don't even have time to think about. Some part of you sees the ball as it leaves the pitcher's hand, and something about the fact that the ball is coming straight toward your eye makes it almost disappear into a blind spot. You hit the deck before you even know you've done it."<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hit_the_dirt">hit the dirt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=537" title="Edit section: hit the dirt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To <a href="#slide">slide</a>. Sometimes used also as equivalent to <a href="#hit_the_deck">hit the deck</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hitch_in_his_swing">hitch in his swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=538" title="Edit section: hitch in his swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter does not swing the bat in a single motion – perhaps he lifts the bat or moves his hands or hesitates before swinging – he may be said to have a "hitch in his swing". Having a hitch may slow down how quickly or powerfully he swings at the pitch. "All winter, <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Green" title="Shawn Green">Green</a> worked on eliminating a hitch from his swing. He did it by setting up a video camera at a batting cage near his home in Irvine, California, taping swing after swing, and comparing it with video from his days with the Los Angeles Dodgers."<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hitter">hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=539" title="Edit section: hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#batter">Batter</a>.</dd></dl> <p>a person who hits a ball with a bat in baseball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hitter's_count"><span id="hitter.27s_count"></span>hitter's count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=540" title="Edit section: hitter's count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter is way ahead in the count (3–0, 3–1, 2–0) he's likely to anticipate that the next pitch will be thrown down Broadway—in the middle of the plate. See <a href="#count">count</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hitter's_park"><span id="hitter.27s_park"></span>hitter's park</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=541" title="Edit section: hitter's park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A baseball park in which hitters tend to perform better than average. This may be a result of several factors, including the dimensions of the park (distance to the outfield fences, size of foul territory behind the plate and down the lines), prevailing winds, temperature and relative humidity, and altitude. Whether a park is a hitter's park or a pitcher's park (in which hitters perform worse than average) is determined statistically by measuring <a href="/wiki/Batting_Park_Factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting Park Factor">Park Factors</a>, which involves comparing how well hitters perform in a given park compared with how they perform in all other parks. This measure is regularly reported and updated for Major League Baseball parks by ESPN.com.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Baseball Reference <sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other baseball research organizations also report park factors for major league parks. Baseball Prospectus <sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other baseball researchers calculate park factors for minor league parks to help in adjusting the statistics of baseball prospects.</li> <li>Whether a park is a hitter's park or <a href="/wiki/Pitcher%27s_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher's park">pitcher's park</a> may change from day to day. For example, when the wind is blowing "out" at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>, it is typically rendered a "hitter's park", and a double-digit score for one or both teams is not unusual.</li> <li>On the other hand, some are hitter's parks, any and all other factors notwithstanding. <a href="/wiki/Atlanta%E2%80%93Fulton_County_Stadium" title="Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium">Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium</a>, Braves home field from 1966 to 1996, was known as <i>The Launching Pad</i>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hitterish">hitterish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=542" title="Edit section: hitterish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A physical and/or mental state where a player is seeing pitches well and his timing is on, so that observers or the player himself feel he has a good chance at getting a hit. Often used by players and sportscasters. "It's like Charley Lau used to tell us, used to tell me: 'You look very hitterish up there. You look hitterish, you look like you're going to hit the ball hard'", Brett said in camp.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hold">hold</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=543" title="Edit section: hold"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hold_(baseball)" title="Hold (baseball)">Hold (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A hold (abbreviated as <b>H</b>) is awarded to a <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a> if he enters in a save situation, records at least one out, and leaves the game without having relinquished that lead. To receive a hold, the pitcher must <i>not</i> finish the game (thus becoming the closing pitcher) or be the winning pitcher.</li> <li>Unlike <a href="#save">saves</a>, more than one pitcher can earn a hold in a game. It is also not necessary for the pitcher's team to win the game in order to achieve a hold; they merely have to be in the lead at the time the pitcher exits.</li> <li>The hold was invented in 1986 to give credit to non-closer relief pitchers. Holds are most often accredited to <a href="#setup_pitcher">setup pitchers</a>, as they usually pitch between the <a href="#starting_pitcher">starter</a> and the <a href="#closer">closer</a>. Holds are not an official Major League Baseball statistic, but are recognized by the MLB in its rules.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hold_the_runner_on">hold the runner on</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=544" title="Edit section: hold the runner on"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Yandy_Diaz_(39633804400).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Yandy_Diaz_%2839633804400%29.jpg/220px-Yandy_Diaz_%2839633804400%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Yandy_Diaz_%2839633804400%29.jpg/330px-Yandy_Diaz_%2839633804400%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Yandy_Diaz_%2839633804400%29.jpg/440px-Yandy_Diaz_%2839633804400%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4224" data-file-height="2026" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jake_Bauers" title="Jake Bauers">Jake Bauers</a> (right) holding <a href="/wiki/Yandy_D%C3%ADaz" title="Yandy Díaz">Yandy Díaz</a> on at first base</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>When a runner is on first base, the first baseman might choose to stand very close to first base rather than assume a position behind first base and more part-way toward second base (a position better suited to field ground balls hit to the right side of the diamond). When he does this he's said to "hold the runner on (first)" because he's in a position to take a throw from the pitcher and thereby discourage the runner from taking a big lead-off.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hold_up_on_a_swing">hold up on a swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=545" title="Edit section: hold up on a swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter begins to swing the bat at a pitch but stops swinging before the bat makes contact with the ball or the bat passes the front of the plate, he may be said to "hold up on his swing".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hole">hole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=546" title="Edit section: hole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>One of the nine places in the batting lineup. The leadoff hitter in the first inning is the player in the "one hole". In the four hole, the cleanup hitter is hoping to get to the plate in that inning.</li> <li>Also see <a href="#in_the_hole">#in the hole</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hole_in_his_glove">hole in his glove</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=547" title="Edit section: hole in his glove"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A tendency to drop fly balls, usually after they hit (and seem to go through) the fielder's glove.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hole_in_his_swing">hole in his swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=548" title="Edit section: hole in his swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout (sports)">scouting report</a> phrase describing a <a href="#batter">batter</a> who can't hit <a href="#strike">strikes</a> in a particular <a href="#locate">location</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Howard</a> became a star after fixing a hole in his swing."<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hole_in_the_lineup">hole in the lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=549" title="Edit section: hole in the lineup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A team that has one or more weak hitters in its 9-person batting order has a "hole in the lineup" that opposition teams can take advantage of. "There are no holes in that lineup, so to say you're going to <a href="#pitch_around">pitch around</a> one batter might not be the best thing."<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "If the team that <a href="/wiki/Mark_Shapiro_(sports_executive)" title="Mark Shapiro (sports executive)">Shapiro</a> has constructed is going to overtake the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> or any of the other contenders in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, it can't afford another season with a hole in the middle of the lineup that <a href="/wiki/Travis_Hafner" title="Travis Hafner">Hafner</a> was from May through the playoffs last season."<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home">home</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=550" title="Edit section: home"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#plate">Home plate</a>. For a runner to reach home safely is to score a run. Getting a runner who is on base home is the goal of any batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_cooking">home cooking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=551" title="Edit section: home cooking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a player for the <a href="#home_team">home team</a> gets a favorable or generous call from the official scorer, the players may refer to the scorer's call as "home cooking". For example, the scorer may credit a batter for a base hit on a batted ball that a fielder bobbled briefly and then failed to make a putout.</li> <li>"Home cooking" is sometimes used synonymously with <a href="#home_field_advantage">home field advantage</a>. The reference may be to the home team having the advantage of living at home, not just to being able to play in its own stadium.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_advantage/home_field_advantage"><span id="home_advantage.2Fhome_field_advantage"></span>home advantage/home field advantage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=552" title="Edit section: home advantage/home field advantage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Home_advantage" title="Home advantage">Home advantage</a></div> <dl><dd>Teams playing <a href="#home_game">home games</a> have a small advantage over visiting teams. In recent decades, home teams have tended to win about 53.5% of their games.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because teams play the same number of games at home as they do away during the regular season, this advantage tends to even out. In play-off series, however, teams hope to gain from home-field advantage by having the first game of the series played in their home stadium.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_game/home_team"><span id="home_game.2Fhome_team"></span>home game/home team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=553" title="Edit section: home game/home team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Home_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Home team">Home team</a></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="home_game"></span> </p> <dl><dd>A game played at the home stadium or ballpark of a baseball club. When the <a href="/wiki/Yankees" class="mw-redirect" title="Yankees">Yankees</a> play in <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium" title="Yankee Stadium">Yankee Stadium</a>, they're playing a home game. The team hosting the game is referred to as the home team. In rare instances, the home team plays in a stadium not their own. In 2005, the Houston Astros played a "home" series against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, home of the Brewers, because their home stadium, <a href="/wiki/Minute_Maid_Park" title="Minute Maid Park">Minute Maid Park</a>, was rendered temporarily unusable because of <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Rita" title="Hurricane Rita">Hurricane Rita</a>. In 2010, the Toronto Blue Jays played a "home" series against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Phillies' home park, Citizens Bank Park, because of security concerns due to the <a href="/wiki/G-20_summit" class="mw-redirect" title="G-20 summit">G-20 summit</a> being held in Toronto. Despite being in Philadelphia, the Blue Jays wore their home white uniforms and batted last. Also, despite Citizens Bank Park being a National League field, the designated hitter was used in the series.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_half">home half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=554" title="Edit section: home half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The second (bottom) half of an inning, in which the <a href="#home_team">home team</a> is at bat.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_plate">home plate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=555" title="Edit section: home plate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Home_plate" title="Baseball field">Baseball field § Home plate</a></div> <dl><dd>See also <a href="#plate">plate</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_run">home run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=556" title="Edit section: home run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home run</a></div> <dl><dd>A home run (or homer) is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at <a href="#plate">home plate</a> and scoring a run himself.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_run_derby">home run derby</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=557" title="Edit section: home run derby"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Home_run_derby_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Home run derby (disambiguation)">home run derby (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <dl><dd>A batting competition in which the object is to hit the most <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mystery_152-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mystery-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1960 television series <i><a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Derby_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Run Derby (TV series)">Home Run Derby</a></i> featured such a competition.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term can also be used to refer to a game during which many home runs are hit.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term was first used in the 1920s to refer to the race ("<a href="/wiki/Derby_(horse_race)" title="Derby (horse race)">derby</a>") between batters to lead their league in home runs for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dd>Since 1985, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> has hosted an annual <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Derby_(Major_League_Baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Run Derby (Major League Baseball)">Home Run Derby</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Chinese Professional Baseball League">Chinese Professional Baseball League</a> (CPBL) has done so since 1992. At least one minor league, the <a href="/wiki/Southern_League_(1964%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern League (1964–2020)">Southern League</a>, has also held a home run derby.<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Israel_Baseball_League" title="Israel Baseball League">Israel Baseball League</a> played seven-inning games, and if the teams were tied at the end of the seventh inning the tie was broken by use of a home run derby.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A number of amusement parks, entertainment centers and <a href="/wiki/Batting_cage" title="Batting cage">batting cages</a> offer a home run derby type competition.<sup id="cite_ref-mystery_152-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mystery-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_run_trot">home run trot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=558" title="Edit section: home run trot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a batter, realizing the ball he just hit is about become a home run, slows from a run to a celebratory trot. "Well, I've been saying it all year, and it finally happened tonight: <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a> became the first player in the 2010 season to take more than 30-seconds to trot around the bases after a home run. With four of the top five slowest home run trots of the year already - all four of which were clocked in at 28.95 seconds or slower - it seemed inevitable that he would be the first to break the half-minute barrier."<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Sometimes a player mistakenly slows down, however, when the wind or a superb play by an outfielder, turns a home run into a double or single off the outfield wall, or to a <a href="#long_out">long out</a>, or to another odd outcome, as the following case illustrates:</li></ul></dd></dl> <blockquote><p>Unfortunately for his personal power totals, <a href="/wiki/Lastings_Milledge" title="Lastings Milledge">Milledge</a> was bamboozled into believing his liner in the fourth inning against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> on Thursday night had cleared the left-field fence at <a href="/wiki/PNC_Park" title="PNC Park">PNC Park</a> for his first career <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>. Dead certain he had <a href="#go_deep">gone deep</a>, Milledge raised his fist rounding first base, put his head down and went into a trot. Cool. Double-dog certain because the fireworks guy at PNC set off the pyrotechnics that explode every time a Bucs player goes deep. Music also began to blare. What a glorious moment for the Bucs!<span class="nowrap"> </span>... only, the ball had not cleared the fence. It hit the top and stayed in the field of play. As <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Bucs</a> announcer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Walk" title="Bob Walk">Bob Walk</a> said, "Uh oh, uh oh, uh oh, uh oh—we got a problem here." Milledge was not quite midway between second and third base when he realized the Cubs had him in a <a href="#rundown">rundown</a>. And, yeah, um, he was tagged out. Score that a two-run double and a big ol' base-running blunder.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_stand">home stand</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=559" title="Edit section: home stand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A series of <a href="#home_game">home games</a>. See also <a href="#road_trip">road trip</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="home_team">home team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=560" title="Edit section: home team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Home_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Home team">Home team</a></div> <dl><dd>The "home team" is the one in whose stadium the game is played against the "visiting team". The home team has the advantage of batting in the second or bottom half of the <a href="#inning">inning</a>. In case a game is played at a neutral site, the "home" team is usually determined by coin toss.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="homer">homer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=561" title="Edit section: homer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a>.</li> <li>A derisive term for a dedicated, almost delusional, <a href="#fan">fan</a>. Especially used for a broadcaster, in <i>any</i> sport, whose team "can do no wrong"; for example, they might argue a bad strike call, but say nothing about one against the opponent. <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Hawk Harrelson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> were notorious "homers." In a somewhat more humorous example, <a href="/wiki/Bert_Wilson_(broadcaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bert Wilson (broadcaster)">Bert Wilson</a> used to say, "I don't care who wins, as long as it's the Cubs!" A common "homer" saying is, "My two favorite teams are (my team) and whoever's playing (my team's rival)."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hook">hook</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=562" title="Edit section: hook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a <a href="#field_manager">manager</a> leaves the dugout with the obvious intention of replacing the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> with a <a href="#reliever">reliever</a>, he may be said to be carrying a hook. "Here comes Sparky, and he's got the hook." Such a usage may have come from the large hooks that were sometimes used in <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville">Vaudeville</a> to yank unsuccessful acts off the stage if they were reluctant to leave on their own. When he was manager of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a>'s heavy reliance on relief pitching earned him the nickname "<a href="/wiki/Captain_Hook" title="Captain Hook">Captain Hook</a>", a reference both to the standard usage and to the <i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Pan" title="Peter Pan">Peter Pan</a></i> villain.</li> <li>A pitcher is said to be "on the hook" when he leaves the game with his team behind because of runs that he gave up—a hook on which he may be <a href="#hang">hung with the loss</a>.</li> <li>A <a href="#curveball">curveball</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hook_foul">hook foul</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=563" title="Edit section: hook foul"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the <a href="#batter">batter</a> <a href="/wiki/Pulled_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulled (baseball)">pulls</a> the <a href="#Baseball">ball</a> <a href="#down_the_line">down the line</a>, starting <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair</a> but ending foul, resulting in a <a href="#foul_ball">foul ball</a>. See also <a href="#slice_foul">slice foul</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hopper">hopper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=564" title="Edit section: hopper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batted ball that takes several bounces in the infield, or a single <b>"high hop"</b> after it hits the ground just in front of home plate. Also see "<a href="#short_hop">short hop</a>".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="horsehide">horsehide</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=565" title="Edit section: horsehide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The ball (a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(object)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball (object)">baseball</a>) used in the game of baseball.</li> <li>The leather cover on the baseball (which is now usually made of cowhide, not horsehide). A slugger may be said to "knock the horsehide off the ball". Horsehide was the cover of choice for decades, as it was less prone to stretching than cowhide. This was necessary in part because in the early days, they tried to play the entire game with a single ball, or as few as possible. That became moot in the 1920s, but horsehide continued to be used until the 1980s or so, when horsehide became prohibitively expensive and cowhide was finally adopted as the standard cover for a baseball.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hose">hose</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=566" title="Edit section: hose"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A strong arm, said typically of an outfielder. To "be hosed" is to be thrown out on the bases, typically from the outfield.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hot">hot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=567" title="Edit section: hot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who is having a <a href="/wiki/Hitting_streak" title="Hitting streak">hitting streak</a> or a team having a <a href="/wiki/Winning_streak_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winning streak (sports)">winning streak</a> is said to be "hot". "'Today was pretty impressive', <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Scioscia</a> said. 'Hitters, they have their times. When they're hot, they're hot. You can't do anything about it.'"<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hot_box">hot box</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=568" title="Edit section: hot box"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The area between two <a href="#fielder">fielders</a> during a <a href="#rundown">rundown</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hot_corner">hot corner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=569" title="Edit section: hot corner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The area around <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Third_base" title="Baseball field">third base</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a>, so called because <a href="#right-handed_hitter">right-handed batters</a> tend to hit <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drives</a> down the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">third base line</a>. The third baseman is sometimes called a "cornerman".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hot_stove_league">hot stove league</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=570" title="Edit section: hot stove league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hot_stove_league" title="Hot stove league">Hot stove league</a></div> <dl><dd>An old fashioned term for a "<a href="#Winter_leagues">Winter league</a>" with no games, just speculation, gossip, and story-telling during the months between the end of the World Series and the beginning of Spring training, presumably conducted while sitting around a hot stove. One of <a href="/wiki/Norman_Rockwell" title="Norman Rockwell">Norman Rockwell</a>'s well-known baseball paintings is a literal illustration of this term.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="house_by_the_side_of_the_road">house by the side of the road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=571" title="Edit section: house by the side of the road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who strikes out looking. The term was made popular by legendary <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> radio broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Harwell" title="Ernie Harwell">Ernie Harwell</a>, who would often say, "He stood there like the house by the side of the road, and watched the ball go by."<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The phrase originates from the title of a poem by <a href="/wiki/Sam_Walter_Foss" title="Sam Walter Foss">Sam Walter Foss</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="howitzer">howitzer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=572" title="Edit section: howitzer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A very strong arm. A cannon. A <a href="#gun">gun</a>. Usually applied to an outfielder. Named after the <a href="/wiki/Howitzer" title="Howitzer">Howitzer</a> artillery piece. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Roberto_Clemente" title="Roberto Clemente">Roberto Clemente</a>: A Howitzer for an Arm, An Ocean for a Heart".<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="human_rain_delay">human rain delay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=573" title="Edit section: human rain delay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A human <a href="#rain_delay">rain delay</a> is a derisive term for a player who is very deliberate in his play, such as a pitcher who takes a long time between pitches or a batter who constantly steps out of the <a href="#batter's_box">batter's box</a>. "The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> will announce a new manager today—<a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Mike Hargrove</a>. Hargrove bears a great nickname—'The Human Rain Delay'. The name stems from the fact that, as a player, Hargrove would take about 15 minutes for every plate appearance. He would step out of the batter's box, fidget with his gloves, his helmet, his pants. He drove the pitcher nuts, but that was his plan."<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="humpback_liner">humpback liner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=574" title="Edit section: humpback liner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball hit deep in the infield on a trajectory between those of fly balls and line drives.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="hurler">hurler</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=575" title="Edit section: hurler"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="I">I</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=576" title="Edit section: I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ice_cream_cone">ice cream cone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=577" title="Edit section: ice cream cone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See: <a href="#snow_cone">snow cone</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="I_have_it._You_get_it.">I have it. You get it.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=578" title="Edit section: I have it. You get it."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fielding play, usually where a lofty fly ball is to land equidistant between two fielders. Both are unsure who should catch it, usually resulting in last-second leaps or dives. Often neither does, in which case the one who had the better chance is charged with an error.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="immaculate_inning">immaculate inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=579" title="Edit section: immaculate inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A half-inning in which the pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces with exactly nine pitches.</dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_pitchers_who_have_thrown_an_immaculate_inning" title="List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning">List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have thrown an immaculate inning</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="in_the_batter's_eyes"><span id="in_the_batter.27s_eyes"></span>in the batter's eyes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=580" title="Edit section: in the batter's eyes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A high <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>, usually at or near the batter's eye level. Above the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>, so a <a href="#ball">ball</a>, and hard to <a href="#hit">hit</a>, but also hard to <a href="#lay_off">lay off</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="infield_fly_rule">infield fly rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=581" title="Edit section: infield fly rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Infield_fly_rule" title="Infield fly rule">Infield fly rule</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The <a href="#umpire">umpire</a> calls the <a href="#batter">batter</a> <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a> when (a) there are less than two outs in the inning, <i>and</i> (b) the batter hits a <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a> that can be caught with ordinary effort by an <a href="#infielder">infielder</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair territory</a>, <i>and</i> (c) there are <a href="#baserunner">runners</a> on <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#First_base" title="Baseball field">first</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Second_base" title="Baseball field">second</a> (third base can optionally be occupied too).</li> <li>The batter is automatically called out in this situation whether or not a fielder attempts to catch the fly ball, assuming it stays fair. The rule states that the umpire is supposed to announce, "Infield fly, if fair." If the ball will be almost certainly fair, the umpire will likely yell, "Infield fly, batter's out!" or just "Batter's out!"</li> <li>This rule is intended to prevent the fielder from intentionally dropping the ball and getting <a href="#force_play">force outs</a> on the runners on base. The rule is a little mystifying to casual fans of the game, but it has been a fundamental rule since 1895, allegedly to prevent the notoriously tricky <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(19th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Orioles (19th century)">Baltimore Orioles</a> from intentionally dropping the ball.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="infielder">infielder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=582" title="Edit section: infielder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">Infielder</a></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">First baseman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a>, plus the <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, so called because they are <a href="#position">positioned</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Infield#Baseball" title="Infield">infield</a> dirt. The <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> are typically not considered infielders, but instead as the <a href="#battery">battery</a>. However, for purposes of implementing the <a href="#infield_fly_rule">Infield Fly Rule</a>, the catcher, pitcher, and any player stationed in the infield when the pitch is delivered are included as infielders.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="inherited_runner">inherited runner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=583" title="Edit section: inherited runner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Inherited runners</b> or <b>inherited baserunners</b> are the runners on base when a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> enters the game. Since a previous <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> has allowed these runners to reach base (or was simply pitching when the runners reached base, such as in the case of a <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">fielding error</a>), any inherited runners who score when the relief pitcher is pitching are charged to the previous pitcher's <i>runs allowed</i> and/or <a href="/wiki/Earned_run" title="Earned run">earned runs allowed</a> total, depending on how each runner reached base. Modern <a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">box scores</a> list how many runners each relief pitcher inherits (if any), and how many of those inherited runners the relief pitcher allows to score, called <b>inherited runs allowed</b> (IRA). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="in_jeopardy">in jeopardy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=584" title="Edit section: in jeopardy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>In general, a baserunner is <i>in jeopardy</i> at any time the ball is <a href="/wiki/Live_ball_(baseball)" title="Live ball (baseball)">live</a> and the baserunner is not touching a base, except in the cases of overrunning first base on a <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair ball</a> or advancing to an awarded base, e.g., on a <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">base on balls</a> or <a href="/wiki/Hit_by_pitch" title="Hit by pitch">hit by pitch</a>. A baserunner who is <i>in jeopardy</i> may be <a href="/wiki/Putout" title="Putout">putout</a> by a fielder at any time.<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="injured_list">injured list</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=585" title="Edit section: injured list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Major league teams may remove injured players from their <a href="#roster">active roster</a> temporarily by placing them on the <a href="/wiki/Injured_list" title="Injured list">injured list</a>. Another player can then be <a href="#called_up">called up</a> as a replacement during this time.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="inning">inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=586" title="Edit section: inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">Inning</a></div> <dl><dd>An inning consists of two halves. In each half, one team bats until three <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a> are made. A full inning consists of six outs, three for each team; and a <a href="#regulation_game">regulation game</a> consists of nine innings. The first half-inning is called the <b>top half</b> of the inning; the second half-inning, the <b>bottom half</b>. The break between the top and bottom halves is called the <b>middle of the inning</b>. The visiting team is on offense during the top half of the inning, the home team is on offense during the bottom half. Sometimes the bottom half is also referred to as the <b>home half</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="innings_eater">innings eater</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=587" title="Edit section: innings eater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who may or may not be a starter or a closer but who can be relied on to pitch several innings either to keep his team in contention or sometimes when the game is no longer close, is an "innings eater". Headline: "Appetites never diminish for 'innings-eating' pitchers".</dd></dl> <blockquote><p>The success of most pitchers is based on statistics such as won-loss record, ERA or saves, but the unsung "innings eater" is judged by how many innings he pitches and the impact his work has on the rest of the staff. "I don't have a whole lot of goals going into the season. I don't shoot for a certain ERA or a certain strikeout number or certain number of wins," says <a href="/wiki/Joe_Blanton" title="Joe Blanton">Blanton</a>, entering his second full season. "I try to go out and get a quality start every time, six innings or more, and not miss any starts. I feel if I can do that, I'll get my 200 innings in a year and everything else falls into place with that."<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="inside_baseball">inside baseball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=588" title="Edit section: inside baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Inside_baseball_(strategy)" title="Inside baseball (strategy)">Inside baseball (strategy)</a></div> <dl><dd>The <b><a href="/wiki/Inside_baseball_(strategy)" title="Inside baseball (strategy)">inside baseball</a></b> is an <a href="/wiki/Rules_of_baseball#Batting_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Rules of baseball">offensive</a> strategy that focuses on teamwork and good execution. It usually centers on tactics that keep the ball in the <a href="/wiki/Infield#Baseball" title="Infield">infield</a>: <a href="#walk-off_home_run">walks</a>, <a href="#base_hit">base hits</a>, <a href="#bunt">bunts</a>, and <a href="#stolen_base">stolen bases</a>. This was the primary offensive strategy during the <a href="#dead-ball_era">dead-ball era</a>. Inside baseball is also a common metaphor in American politics to describe background machinations. The equivalent modern term is <b><a href="#small_ball">small ball</a></b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="inside_the_ball">inside the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=589" title="Edit section: inside the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Proper mechanics of a baseball swing, in which the hitter rotates his body while keeping his hands and the bat close to his body, with the bat coming across the plate after the body has almost fully rotated 90 degrees from his initial stance. Sometimes the phrase used is that the hitter "keeps his hands inside the baseball", and sometimes that the hitter himself "keeps inside the ball" – never mind the connotation of a player's literally being inside a baseball. "He's staying inside the ball so good, man", <a href="/wiki/Adam_Dunn" title="Adam Dunn">Dunn</a> said. "For big guys like us, that's a hard thing to do. You always want to get the head [of the bat] out. His right hand is staying inside, so good. That's why he's able to hit the ball to left, to center, to right. He's in a good place right now."<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="inside-out_swing">inside-out swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=590" title="Edit section: inside-out swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the batter swings at a pitch with his hands ahead of the end of the bat. For a right-handed hitter, this often leads to balls being hit toward the right side of the diamond. One of the most famous "inside-out" hitters is <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a>: "While Jeter became known over his two decades for rising to the occasion and delighting fans with his heroics, he was above all a technician, slashing at pitches with his trademark inside-out swing."<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="inside-the-park_home_run">inside-the-park home run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=591" title="Edit section: inside-the-park home run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">Inside-the-park home run</a></div> <dl><dd>A play where a hitter scores a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> without hitting the ball out of play.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="insurance_run">insurance run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=592" title="Edit section: insurance run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A run scored by a team already in the lead. These surplus runs do not affect the game outcome but serve as "insurance" against the team giving up runs later.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="intentional_pass/intentional_walk"><span id="intentional_pass.2Fintentional_walk"></span>intentional pass/intentional walk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=593" title="Edit section: intentional pass/intentional walk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Additional terms for the <a href="/wiki/Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Intentional base on balls">intentional base on balls</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="interference">interference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=594" title="Edit section: interference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)" title="Interference (baseball)">Interference (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>Interference is an infraction where a person illegally changes the course of play from what is expected. Interference might be committed by players on the offense, players not currently in the game, catchers, umpires, or fans; each type of interference is covered differently by the rules.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="interleague_play">interleague play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=595" title="Edit section: interleague play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Interleague_play" title="Interleague play">Interleague play</a></div> <dl><dd>Regular-season games between teams in different major leagues, which allow natural rivals and <a href="/wiki/Crosstown_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Crosstown rivalry">crosstown rivals</a> to play each other more often, not just in play-offs.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Internet_baseball_awards">Internet baseball awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=596" title="Edit section: Internet baseball awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>While Major League Baseball calls on the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a> (BBWA) to name the most valuable player, rookie of the year, and Cy Young Award winner each year, since 1997 <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">Baseball Prospectus</a> has conducted an on-line poll to make Internet Baseball Awards in those categories as well as manager of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="interstate">interstate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=597" title="Edit section: interstate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batting average below .200. A player with a batting average of .195 is said to be on I-95, a reference to the numbering on the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System" title="Interstate Highway System">Interstate Highway System</a>. See also <a href="#Mendoza_line">the Mendoza Line</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="in_the_books">in the books</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=598" title="Edit section: in the books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The game is over. Long-time <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> radio broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Howie_Rose" title="Howie Rose">Howie Rose</a> (first on <a href="/wiki/WFAN_(AM)" title="WFAN (AM)">WFAN</a>, now on <a href="/wiki/WOR_(AM)" title="WOR (AM)">WOR</a>) ends every Mets win with the catchphrase, "Put it in the books!" (Rose's memoir is entitled <i>Put It In The Book!</i>)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="in_the_hole">in the hole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=599" title="Edit section: in the hole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The spaces between the <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a> and between the <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Third_baseman" title="Third baseman">third baseman</a>, one of the usual places where a <a href="#ground_ball">ground ball</a> must go for a <a href="#hit">hit</a>. "Ozzie went deep in the hole" but, despite Ozzie's best effort, the ball "found a hole" through the infield and into the outfield. See also <a href="#up_the_middle">up the middle</a> and <a href="#down_the_line">down the line</a>.</li> <li>Due <a href="#up">up to bat</a> after the <a href="#on-deck">on-deck</a> <a href="#batter">batter</a>. Probably derived from boating, where it was originally "in the hold",<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> the place prior to being "on deck". "In the hole" is a corruption of the original nautical term (a mondegreen or eggcorn) made popular by people who did not understand the original origin. Today, the corruption has become universal.</li> <li>An unfavorable <a href="#count">count</a>. A <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> would be "in the hole" <a href="#3">3-0</a> and a <a href="#batter">batter</a> would be "in the hole" <a href="#2">0-2</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="in_the_(his)_kitchen"><span id="in_the_.28his.29_kitchen"></span>in the (his) kitchen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=600" title="Edit section: in the (his) kitchen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Pitching in on the hitter's hands.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="in_play">in play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=601" title="Edit section: in play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A game is in play when the umpire declares "play ball" at the beginning of the game or after a time-out.</li> <li>Any batted ball is "in play" until either the play ends, the <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> calls the ball <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul</a>, or there is fan <a href="#interference">interference</a> or some other event that leads to a <a href="#dead_ball">dead ball</a>. A ball hit into foul territory but in the air is in play (a fielder may attempt to catch it for an out and runners may attempt to advance after such a catch), but only before it hits the ground or the fence.</li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">sabermetrics</a>, a special definition of "ball in play" is the calculation of "<a href="/wiki/Batting_average_on_balls_in_play" title="Batting average on balls in play">batting average on balls in play</a>" (BABIP), which excludes <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a> even though they are fair balls.</li> <li>Also see <a href="#play_(noun)">play</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="IO_(in_and_out)"><span id="IO_.28in_and_out.29"></span>IO (in and out)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=602" title="Edit section: IO (in and out)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Infield and outfield practice. "Everyone take your positions for a quick IO"</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="J">J</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=603" title="Edit section: J"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="J-run">J-run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=604" title="Edit section: J-run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The run the pitcher takes from the mound to first base in order to cover for the first baseman who has just fielded the ball.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="I went looking for an explanation of how this name came about and the only results I got on google were for this page (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="jack">jack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=605" title="Edit section: jack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a> or to hit a home run. "Hitting a jack" or "Jacking one out of here".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="jake">jake</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=606" title="Edit section: jake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Half-hearted or lazy effort by a player, i.e. "He jaked that play."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="jam">jam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=607" title="Edit section: jam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> far enough inside that the <a href="#batter">batter</a> is unable to extend while swinging. "The pitcher jammed the batter." The batter was "handcuffed" or "shackled" by the pitch.</li> <li>When <a href="#baserunner">runners</a> are in <a href="#scoring_position">scoring position</a> with less than two <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">outs</a> and good hitters coming <a href="#up">up</a>. "The pitcher is in a jam."</li> <li>The "bases are jammed" (or loaded or full) when there are runners on all three.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="janitor_throw">janitor throw</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=608" title="Edit section: janitor throw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When an outfielder, 'cleaning' a pitcher's mess by throwing a runner out, spins or falls down after a strong throw.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="jelly_legs">jelly legs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=609" title="Edit section: jelly legs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter's legs are "made out of jelly" when he departs from a good stance. "His curve ball<span class="nowrap"> </span>... it jelly-legs you." - Phillies First Baseman <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a>, referring to <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Barry Zito</a>'s curve.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="jerk">jerk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=610" title="Edit section: jerk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To "pull" the ball towards left field if you bat right handed or "pull" the ball towards right field if you're batting left handed. Opposite of jerk would be push or hitting an "oppo", meaning going towards the opposite field.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>To hit the ball hard, typically used to refer to <a href="#pull">pulling</a> the ball over the fence for a home run. "<a href="/wiki/Derrek_Lee" title="Derrek Lee">Derrek Lee</a> jerked one of his patented doubles into the left-field corner to lead off the fourth against Minnesota lefty <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Johan Santana</a>, the reigning <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young</a> winner."<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Judy">Judy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=611" title="Edit section: Judy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#Punch_and_Judy_hitter">Punch and Judy hitter</a> who hits with little power.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="juiced">juiced</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=612" title="Edit section: juiced"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>"Bases juiced" means <a href="#bases_loaded">#bases loaded</a>.</li> <li>A player who is said to be juiced is thought to be taking <a href="/wiki/Performance-enhancing_drugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Performance-enhancing drugs">performance-enhancing drugs</a>. "It is now assumed, of course, that <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Bonds</a> may well have been juiced on steroids at the time; the previous year he had set the all-time single-season record of 73 home runs, and his musculature was almost freakishly swollen."<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A baseball that is juiced has been modified in some way that makes it travel farther when hit. "Spectacular increases in home runs have often raised the question: Has the ball been juiced up to travel farther, in order to increase the number of home runs?"<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="jump">jump</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=613" title="Edit section: jump"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A fielder is said to get a good <b>jump on the ball</b> when he anticipates or reacts quickly to a batted ball and is thereby able to make a good play by fielding or catching it.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also see <a href="#crack_of_the_bat">crack of the bat</a>.</li> <li>A baserunner gets <b>a good jump</b> when he is able to leave the base well before the pitch reaches the plate. "Upsetting the timing of the baserunner can effectively prevent him from getting a good jump<span class="nowrap"> </span>... Base runners often read a pitcher's look and get their jump, or start, based on the pattern the pitcher establishes."<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>To move to another team or league despite existing contractual obligations.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_Circuit">Junior Circuit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=614" title="Edit section: Junior Circuit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, so-called because it is the younger of the two major leagues. The American League was founded in 1901, while the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> – the <a href="#Senior_Circuit">Senior Circuit</a> – was founded in 1876.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="junk">junk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=615" title="Edit section: junk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#breaking_ball">breaking balls</a> and <a href="#knuckleball">knuckleballs</a>, <a href="#pitch">pitches</a> that are hard to hit due to movement rather than velocity. "I couldn't believe he threw me a fastball because he had me down 1-2", <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Thames" title="Marcus Thames">Thames</a> said. "He's usually a <a href="#junkball_pitcher">junk</a> pitcher and he tried to sneak a fastball past me, and he left it up."<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> See also: <a href="/wiki/Eephus_pitch" title="Eephus pitch">Eephus pitch</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="junkball_pitcher">junkball pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=616" title="Edit section: junkball pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> who throws predominantly <a href="#junk">junk</a>, usually due to a weak (or slow) <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>. A <b>junkballer</b> or a <b>junk artist</b>: "Like all junk artists, Trujillo will have to prove himself at the higher levels before getting a shot at a major league job."<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> See also: <a href="/wiki/Eephus_pitch" title="Eephus pitch">Eephus pitch</a></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="K">K</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=617" title="Edit section: K"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="K_2">K</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=618" title="Edit section: K"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></div> <dl><dd>The traditional abbreviation for a <a href="#strike">strikeout</a>. A backwards <i>K</i> is often used to denote a <i>called</i> strikeout. Invented by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Chadwick_(baseball_writer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Chadwick (baseball writer)">Henry Chadwick</a> by taking the "most prominent" letter and reinforcing it with an inferred <a href="/wiki/Knockout" title="Knockout">knockout</a>, the connotation still exists when an announcer says the pitcher "punched out" the batter, a play on words that also refers to punching a time clock and to the motion a home plate umpire usually makes on a called third strike.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="keep_off_the_boards">keep off the boards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=619" title="Edit section: keep off the boards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Also singular, "keep off the board". Keep a team from scoring, and hence off the scoreboard. "<a href="/wiki/Adam_Wainwright" title="Adam Wainwright">Wainwright</a> has kept runs off the board at a better rate than <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lester" title="Jon Lester">Lester</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "After loading the bases with one down in the fourth, the Gators were kept off the board by Barham."<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="keep_the_hitter_honest">keep the hitter honest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=620" title="Edit section: keep the hitter honest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher needs to mix up his pitches and thereby "keep the hitter honest" by making it difficult for the hitter to anticipate the type, speed, and location of the next pitch. Sometimes this means throwing a <a href="/wiki/Brushback_pitch" title="Brushback pitch">brushback pitch</a> to keep the batter from leaning over the plate to reach a pitch on the outer part of the plate. "Partially with <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston</a> in mind, <a href="/wiki/Chien-Ming_Wang" title="Chien-Ming Wang">Wang</a> focused this spring on expanding his repertoire to keep hitters honest and move them off the plate."<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="keep_the_line_moving">keep the line moving</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=621" title="Edit section: keep the line moving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A reference to a series of <a href="#batter">batters</a> getting on base safely and advancing runners on base, alluding to an <a href="/wiki/Assembly_line" title="Assembly line">assembly line</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltran" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlos Beltran">Beltran</a>'s popout tore apart a rally that had shaken the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a>-bound <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Rivera</a>, molding a game out of what moments before had been a five-run rout. Instead, Beltran couldn't keep the line moving, leaving an eager <a href="/wiki/David_Wright_(baseball_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Wright (baseball player)">David Wright</a> awaiting <a href="#on_deck">on deck</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2015_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2015 Kansas City Royals season">2015 Kansas City Royals</a> were one of the most notable examples of "keeping the line moving" during their postseason run, which led to a <a href="/wiki/2015_World_Series" title="2015 World Series">World Series</a> title.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="keystone">keystone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=622" title="Edit section: keystone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Second_base" title="Baseball field">Second base</a>.</li> <li>Together the shortstop and second baseman – the fielders nearest second base, often combining on double plays – are sometimes referred to as the <b>keystone combination</b>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="kicked">kicked</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=623" title="Edit section: kicked"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player who makes an <a href="#error">error</a> fielding a ground ball may be said to have "kicked the ball" or "kicked it".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="kill">kill</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=624" title="Edit section: kill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A batter who hits the ball very far may be said to have "killed the ball".</li> <li>A pitcher who stifles a rally by the opposing team may be said to have "killed the rally".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="knee-buckler">knee-buckler</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=625" title="Edit section: knee-buckler"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Breaking_ball" title="Breaking ball">breaking ball</a> (usually a <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>) that breaks very sharply, so much so that it <a href="#freeze_the_hitter">freezes the hitter</a>. It starts out directly at the batter (knees buckling out of fear) and then drops into the strike zone.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="knock">knock</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=626" title="Edit section: knock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li><b>Knock in:</b> To score an <a href="#RBI">RBI</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Kenny Lofton</a> knocked in the go-ahead run with a 10th-inning single Thursday afternoon as the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> beat <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit</a>, 3-1."<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>A hit:</b> as in "a two-base knock".</li> <li><b>Knocks:</b> Hard hits or extra-base hits, not necessarily producing RBIs or referring to a specific type of hit. "Curtis had some solid knocks today."</li> <li><b>Knocked around:</b> A pitcher who gives up a lot of hits and gets removed from the game is said to have been <b>knocked around</b> or <b>knocked out of the box</b> or <b>knocked out of the game</b>. Example headline: "Toronto 7, Detroit 4: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Coke" title="Phil Coke">Phil Coke</a> knocked around; Tigers' bats don't respond".<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Knock down:</b> an infielder who stops a <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a> from getting through the infield "knocks it down", perhaps then picking up the ball and throwing the runner out.</li> <li><b>Knock off:</b> to knock off an opponent is to win the game. "Hawai'i knocks off Santa Clara."<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Knock the cover off the ball:</b> to hit a baseball extremely hard. See also <b><a href="#tore_the_cover_off_the_ball">tore the cover off the ball</a></b>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="knuckleball">knuckleball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=627" title="Edit section: knuckleball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Knuckleball" title="Knuckleball">Knuckleball</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> thrown with no spin, traditionally thrown with the knuckles, but also with the fingertips. It tends to flutter and move suddenly and erratically on its way to the <a href="#home">plate</a>. Also refers to a <a href="#bat">batted ball</a> that flutters "like a knuckleball". SYNONYMS: knuckler, flutterball, butterfly ball, floater, bug.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="L">L</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=628" title="Edit section: L"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lace">lace</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=629" title="Edit section: lace"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To reach base by hitting a ball between infielders. "<a href="/wiki/Brian_McCann_(baseball)" title="Brian McCann (baseball)">McCann</a> laced it through the shift on the right side of the infield."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lady_Godiva">Lady Godiva</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=630" title="Edit section: Lady Godiva"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch delivered with nothing on it. A nod to the legend of <a href="/wiki/Lady_Godiva" title="Lady Godiva">Lady Godiva</a> riding naked on horseback.<sup id="cite_ref-NPR2009_188-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR2009-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LAIM">LAIM</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=631" title="Edit section: LAIM"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An acronym for <b>L</b>eague <b>A</b>verage <b>I</b>nning <b>M</b>uncher. A LAIM is generally a starting pitcher who can provide around 200 innings over the course of a season with an ERA (Earned Run Average) near the league average. A LAIM is counted on to consume innings, keeping his team in the game but not necessarily shutting down the opposition. The term was coined by baseball <a href="/wiki/Blog" title="Blog">blogger</a> Travis Nelson, but is used by other writers as well.<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="large_sausage">large sausage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=632" title="Edit section: large sausage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A slang term for a grand slam home run. It is a takeoff from the term "grand salami" which some people use to refer to a grand slam.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="laser_show">laser show</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=633" title="Edit section: laser show"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batting performance with a high number of <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">base hits</a>, particularly <a href="#line_drive">line drives</a>. Also, the <a href="/wiki/Nickname" title="Nickname">nickname</a> of <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> second baseman <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Dustin Pedroia</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="late_innings">late innings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=634" title="Edit section: late innings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The seventh, eighth and ninth <a href="#inning">innings</a> of a regulation nine-inning game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="laugher">laugher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=635" title="Edit section: laugher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A game in which one team gets a large lead, perhaps early in the game, and it appears the other team has no chance at all of catching up. With nothing to worry about, the manager and team can relax. An <b>easy win</b>; a <b>romp</b>; a <b>blowout</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="launch">launch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=636" title="Edit section: launch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To hit a long fly ball, as if launching a rocket. "Orso, who recently signed with Alabama Southern to play college baseball next season, launched several rocket shots and by far hit the furthest home runs of anyone in the competition<span class="nowrap"> </span>..."<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>It is also said that a pitcher "launches" the ball when he throws a wild pitch that gets away from the catcher, and that a fielder "launches" the ball when he throws it wildly out-of-reach of the intended receiver.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="launch_angle">launch angle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=637" title="Edit section: launch angle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The angle, with respect to the ground at home plate, at which a batted ball leaves the bat.<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="launch_pad">launch pad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=638" title="Edit section: launch pad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A term for a ballpark in which many <a href="/wiki/Home_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Home runs">home runs</a> are hit.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lawrence_Welk">Lawrence Welk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=639" title="Edit section: Lawrence Welk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A (rare) 1-2-3 <a href="#double_play">double play</a> ("...<span class="nowrap"> </span>an a one, an a two, an a<span class="nowrap"> </span>...").</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lay_down">lay down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=640" title="Edit section: lay down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player who <a href="#bunt">bunts</a> the ball is said to lay down a bunt. Also see <a href="#dump">dump</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lay_off">lay off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=641" title="Edit section: lay off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>If a batter decides not to swing at a pitch, especially if he deliberately avoids swinging at certain types of pitches, he may be said to "lay off" a pitch. Pitchers tempt hitters to swing at pitches they cannot hit; batters try to lay off such pitches. "Batters can't seem to lay off his slider, just as his parents can't seem to lay off his carrot cake—they're nearly addicted to it."<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lead">lead</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=642" title="Edit section: lead"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a> steps off a base before a <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> is thrown in order to reduce the distance to the next base he <b>takes a lead</b>.</li> <li>The player who is first in the <a href="#bat">batting order</a> for a given team in any given inning is said to <b><a href="#leadoff_hitter">lead off</a></b> the inning.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="leadoff_hitter">leadoff hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=643" title="Edit section: leadoff hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Leadoff_hitter" title="Leadoff hitter">Leadoff hitter</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The first batter listed on a team's <a href="#lineup">lineup</a> card (in the 1-hole or the "leadoff spot" on the line-up card). When the announcers read the starting line-up they might say, "Leading off, and playing short-stop, is Sammy Speedyrunner. Batting second, playing second base, Carlos Contacthitter. Batting third, in the pitcher's spot, is <a href="#designated_hitter">designated hitter</a> Burt "Biggie" Brokenleg. Batting clean-up, playing left field, Thor Thunderbat<span class="nowrap"> </span>..."</li> <li>The first batter in an inning (who could be in any hole on a team's line-up card). If that batter gets a single, or a home run, or a walk, the announcer would say he has a "leadoff single", a "leadoff home run", or a "leadoff walk" respectively.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="leaning">leaning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=644" title="Edit section: leaning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A baserunner is said to be "caught leaning" or "leaning the wrong way" when he is <a href="/wiki/List_of_baseball_jargon_(P)#pickoff" class="mw-redirect" title="List of baseball jargon (P)">picked off</a> a base while shifting his weight toward the next base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="leather">leather</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=645" title="Edit section: leather"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Referring to a <a href="#glove">fielder's glove</a>, a player with <b>good leather</b> is a good defensive player (typically an infielder).</li> <li><b>Flashing the leather</b> means making an outstanding defensive play.</li> <li>A <b>leather player</b> refers to a player who is outstanding on defense but only average or even less on offense. <a href="/wiki/Ron_Karkovice" title="Ron Karkovice">Ron Karkovice</a> is one example of a "leather player".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="left-handed_bat">left-handed bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=646" title="Edit section: left-handed bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Although <a href="/wiki/Baseball_bat" title="Baseball bat">baseball bats</a> are symmetrical in shape, and thus there is no such thing as a left-handed baseball bat (or a right-handed baseball bat), in colloquial language a <i>hitter</i> who bats left-handed may be referred to as a "left-handed bat" or "left-hand bat". Headline: "Giants look to acquire left-handed bat".<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="left-handed_hitter">left-handed hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=647" title="Edit section: left-handed hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Also "left-hand hitter". A batter who, paradoxically, bats from the right-side of the plate. Typically, an individual who is <a href="/wiki/Left-handedness" class="mw-redirect" title="Left-handedness">left-handed</a> in most activities, including throwing a baseball, stands in the right-hand <a href="/wiki/Batter%27s_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter's box">batter's box</a>, the one closest to <a href="/wiki/First_base" class="mw-redirect" title="First base">first base</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="left-handed_specialist">left-handed specialist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=648" title="Edit section: left-handed specialist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Left-handed_specialist" title="Left-handed specialist">Left-handed specialist</a></div> <dl><dd>A left-handed <a href="#reliever">relief pitcher</a> specializing in getting one out, often in critical situations. See also <a href="#LOOGY">LOOGY</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="left_on_base">left on base</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=649" title="Edit section: left on base"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Baserunner" class="mw-redirect" title="Baserunner">baserunner</a> is said to have been <b>left on base</b> (abbreviated <b>LOB</b>) or <b>stranded</b> when the half-inning ends and he has not <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball_statistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Run (baseball statistics)">scored</a> or been put <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a>. This includes a batter-runner who has hit into a fielder's choice, causing another runner to be put out as the third out.<sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also includes runners on base at the end of a game, as when the home team scores a winning run in the ninth or a subsequent inning. Thus a batter who hits a single in the home half of the tenth inning in a tied game with the bases loaded drives in one run and leaves three on base (runners who were at first and second, and himself). <ul><li><b>Team LOB</b> totals are commonly reported in a baseball <a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">box score</a>. It counts only those left standing on the bases when the third out of each inning occurs. Team LOB is used in "proving" a box score. The number of a team's plate appearances is to equal the sum of that team's runs, that team's LOB, and the opposing team's putouts. In other words, every batter who completes a <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">plate appearance</a> is accounted for as a run scored, putout, or LOB.</li> <li><b>Individual LOB</b> totals are sometimes reported in baseball box scores. This is a more recent statistic that is computed for each player who is <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bat</a> at least once in a game and is calculated on how many baserunners were "left on base" when the player was at-bat and caused an out, no matter how many outs there were at the time. Note that "at bat" does not include other <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">plate appearances</a> such as sacrifice bunts or flies made by the batter, third outs caused by <a href="/wiki/Pickoff" title="Pickoff">pickoffs</a> or <a href="/wiki/Caught_stealing" title="Caught stealing">caught stealing</a>, or games ended with the winning run scoring on a successful steal, etc. Two common misconceptions of the individual LOB are that the individual LOB is the number of times the <i>player</i> was left on base as a baserunner (this is a "runner's LOB" and is not usually recorded), or that the individual LOB applies only when the at-bat player caused the <i>third</i> out. Note that the total of the individual LOBs for all players on a team will usually exceed the team LOB.</li> <li>A related statistic is "left on base in scoring position", which includes only those LOB where the runner was occupying second or third base. Yet another related statistic is "left on base in scoring position with less than two out". The intent of these statistics is to measure the tendency of a team or player to waste opportunities to score.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="leg_out">leg out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=650" title="Edit section: leg out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To run hard to get safely <a href="#on-base_percentage_(OBP)">on base</a> or to advance a base: "<a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Podsednik</a> legged out an infield hit, stole second and scored when <a href="/wiki/Carl_Everett" title="Carl Everett">Everett</a> legged out a double."<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="letter_high">letter high</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=651" title="Edit section: letter high"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A letter-high pitch is one that crosses the plate at the height of the letters on the batter's chest. Also see <a href="#at_the_letters">at the letters</a>. Equivalent term: "chest high". "Dietrich fouled off a couple of pitches before <a href="/wiki/Rick_Porcello" title="Rick Porcello">Porcello</a> <a href="#put_away">put him away</a> with a letter-high fastball at 94."<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lift">lift</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=652" title="Edit section: lift"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To remove a player from the lineup in the middle of a game. "<a href="/wiki/Sean_Casey_(baseball)" title="Sean Casey (baseball)">Casey</a> was lifted for a <a href="#pinch_runner">pinch runner</a>."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lights-out">lights-out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=653" title="Edit section: lights-out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who so dominates the hitters that the game is effectively over once he takes the <a href="#mound">mound</a>—so they can turn out the lights and go home. The pitcher retires the batters in order without allowing a single run. "<a href="/wiki/J._J._Putz" title="J. J. Putz">Putz</a> pitched lights-out baseball once he took over the job for good from <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Guardado" title="Eddie Guardado">Guardado</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Linda_Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=654" title="Edit section: Linda Ronstadt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a> the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> delivers with such velocity that the hitter has no time to respond—it "blew by you." A pun on the song title "<a href="/wiki/Blue_Bayou" title="Blue Bayou">Blue Bayou</a>," originally recorded in 1961 by <a href="/wiki/Roy_Orbison" title="Roy Orbison">Roy Orbison</a> but popularized through <a href="/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a>'s 1977 cover version.<sup id="cite_ref-NPR2009_188-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NPR2009-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="line_drive">line drive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=655" title="Edit section: line drive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Also known as a <b>liner</b>, a line drive is a batted ball that is hit hard in the air and has a low arc. See also <a href="#rope">rope</a>.</li> <li>A line drive may also be said to be "hit on a line".</li> <li>A batter may be said to have "lined out" if the liner was caught by a fielder.</li> <li>Line drives can be dangerous to baseball players and spectators. For example, on July 22, 2007, <a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Drillers" title="Tulsa Drillers">Tulsa Drillers</a> first base coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_Coolbaugh" title="Mike Coolbaugh">Mike Coolbaugh</a> was killed in a line drive accident at an <a href="/wiki/Away_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Away game">away game</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Travelers" title="Arkansas Travelers">Arkansas Travelers</a>. Though the ball hit his neck, his death was the impetus for base coaches to start wearing helmets.<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 2021 minor league game, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Zombro" title="Tyler Zombro">Tyler Zombro</a> was hit in the head by a 104-mile-per-hour (167 km/h) line drive, <a href="/wiki/Skull_fracture" title="Skull fracture">fracturing his skull</a> and causing him to have a <a href="/wiki/Seizure" title="Seizure">seizure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lineup">lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=656" title="Edit section: lineup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#bat">batting order</a>, which also lists each player's defensive position. An announcer reading the starting lineup for a game will typically begin something like this: "Batting first, playing second base ..."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lineup_card">lineup card</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=657" title="Edit section: lineup card"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:StlAtl_032701_lineupcard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/StlAtl_032701_lineupcard.jpg/220px-StlAtl_032701_lineupcard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="360" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/StlAtl_032701_lineupcard.jpg/330px-StlAtl_032701_lineupcard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/StlAtl_032701_lineupcard.jpg/440px-StlAtl_032701_lineupcard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1700" data-file-height="2784" /></a><figcaption>A lineup card from a 2001 spring training game between the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a></figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>A form kept by each <a href="#field_manager">manager</a> listing the starting players and all other players who are on the active <a href="#roster">roster</a> and available to play in the game. Typically this form will be taped to the wall inside the dugout for the manager and coaches to consult when they need to make substitutions during a game. Before the game starts the manager hands a lineup card to the home plate umpire. This lineup will change throughout the game as starting players are removed and substitutes inserted.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Little_League_home_run">Little League home run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=658" title="Edit section: Little League home run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Fair_ball" title="Fair ball">fair ball</a> in which the batter is able to circle the bases and score due to the defense committing one or more <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">errors</a> on the play. Such a play is not officially scored as a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> due to the errors, but the effect on the score is the same.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="live_arm">live arm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=659" title="Edit section: live arm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A strong arm, usually describing a pitcher who has a great deal of velocity on his pitches. "That pitcher has a live arm."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_Ball_Era">Live Ball Era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=660" title="Edit section: Live Ball Era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Live-ball_era" title="Live-ball era">Live-ball era</a></div> <dl><dd>The time since <a href="/wiki/1919_in_sports" title="1919 in sports">1919</a> or <a href="/wiki/1920_in_sports" title="1920 in sports">1920</a> when several rule changes moved teams to adopt offensive strategies that favored <a href="/wiki/Power_hitter" title="Power hitter">power hitting</a> over the <a href="#inside_baseball">inside game</a> that was common in the <a href="#Dead_Ball_Era">Dead Ball Era</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="live_on_the_corners">live on the corners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=661" title="Edit section: live on the corners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who "lives on the corners" throws most of his pitches on the inside or outside edges of home plate. He's not inclined to try to overwhelm the hitter with hard pitches down the center of the plate. Many of his pitches will appear to barely <a href="#nibble">nibble</a> the plate.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lively_fastball/life_on_the_ball"><span id="lively_fastball.2Flife_on_the_ball"></span>lively fastball/life on the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=662" title="Edit section: lively fastball/life on the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fastball that seems to be not just fast but also hard to hit because it may have some <a href="#movement">movement</a> on it or it may appear to speed up as it gets closer to the plate. "'His fastball has got more life to it', <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Bluejays" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto Bluejays">Jays</a> catcher <a href="/wiki/Rod_Barajas" title="Rod Barajas">Rod Barajas</a> said. 'It's finishing. What I mean by that is the last 10 feet [to home plate], it seems that it picks up speed.' According to Barajas, that has particularly helped <a href="/wiki/B.J._Ryan" class="mw-redirect" title="B.J. Ryan">Ryan</a> against right-handed hitters. "They end up being late, because that last 10 feet, it seems like it picks up a couple miles per hour," Barajas said.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="load_the_bases">load the bases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=663" title="Edit section: load the bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A succession of plays that results in having runners on all three bases. See also <a href="#bases_loaded">bases loaded or bases full</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LOB">LOB</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=664" title="Edit section: LOB"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for <a href="#left_on_base">left on base</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="locate">locate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=665" title="Edit section: locate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>'s <a href="#command">command</a> is reflected in his ability to locate the ball—to throw it to an intended spot. A pitcher with "good location" not only has command but makes the right choices about where to throw the ball against particular batters.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lock_him_up">lock him up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=666" title="Edit section: lock him up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To sign a player to a long-term contract, thereby keeping him off the free-agent market. "Come on <a href="/wiki/Drayton_McLane,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Drayton McLane, Jr.">Uncle Drayton</a>, you have to lock this guy up for a few years. He is one of the best in the league and along with <a href="/wiki/Lance_Berkman" title="Lance Berkman">Berkman</a>, is the new face of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Astros</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>To throw a pitch that keeps the hitter from making any effective swing. For example, when a left-handed pitcher throws a <a href="#roundhouse_curveball">roundhouse curve</a> or an inside fastball to a left-handed hitter, the hitter may appear to freeze in place. "We had him 0-2. We were trying to go in with a fastball, hopefully lock him up."<sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also see "<a href="#freeze_the_hitter">freeze the hitter</a>".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lollipop">lollipop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=667" title="Edit section: lollipop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A soft, straight <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> with a lot of arc.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="long_ball">long ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=668" title="Edit section: long ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a>. A team is said to "win by the long ball" after a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> or the team hits several home runs to win. Headline: "Phillies Use the Longball To Take Game<span class="nowrap"> </span>1 from the Dodgers".<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="long_ones">long ones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=669" title="Edit section: long ones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Home runs. "He ravaged Pacific Coast League pitching for seven more long ones before being recalled by the Reds later the same month."<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="long_out">long out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=670" title="Edit section: long out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball that is hit deep into the outfield (and caught) is a "long out".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="long_reliever">long reliever</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=671" title="Edit section: long reliever"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Long_reliever" title="Long reliever">Long reliever</a></div> <dl><dd>A type of <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>. Long relievers enter early in a game (generally before the 5th inning) when the starting pitcher cannot continue, whether due to ineffective pitching, lack of endurance, rain delay, or injury.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="long_strike">long strike</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=672" title="Edit section: long strike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A foul ball which finishes particularly close to being fair, often where a fair ball would have been a home run. So named as despite the good effort of the hitter, the result is a strike against him if the count before the pitch was less than two strikes.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LOOGY">LOOGY</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=673" title="Edit section: LOOGY"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Left-handed_specialist" title="Left-handed specialist">Left-handed specialist</a></div> <dl><dd>A mildly derogatory nickname for a <a href="#left-handed_specialist">left-handed specialist</a>. An acronym for "<b>L</b>efty <b>O</b>ne <b>O</b>ut <b>G</b>u<b>Y</b>", a left-handed pitcher who may be brought into the game to pitch against just one or two left-handed batters to take extreme advantage of <a href="#platoon">platoon</a> effects. An example is <a href="/wiki/Javier_Lopez_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Javier Lopez (baseball)">Javier Lopez</a>, who was a key component of the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a>' World Series winning bullpen in the 2010s. Starting in 2020, MLB instituted a new rule that any pitcher who enters the game in the middle of an inning must face at least three batters or finish the inning before he can be replaced, unless he is injured. This rule intends to reduce the length of a game by limiting pitching changes, but also reduces the benefit of a LOOGY on the roster, since most of the time he would also have to face a right-handed hitter, who is much more likely to get a hit off him.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="look_the_runner_back">look the runner back</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=674" title="Edit section: look the runner back"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When there is a runner on first base, a pitcher who has already gone into the <a href="#stretch">stretch</a> may step off the <a href="#rubber">rubber</a> and either threaten a throw toward first base or just stare at the runner to encourage him to step back toward first. In either case he's said to "look the runner back" to first (rather than throwing over to first in an effort to <a href="#pickoff">pick the runner off</a>).</li> <li>When there is a runner on second or third base (but not first) with fewer than two outs, an infielder fielding a sharp ground ball briefly stares at the runner to discourage him from trying to advance. The fielder then throws to first to force out the batter.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="looper">looper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=675" title="Edit section: looper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A softly hit <a href="#Texas_Leaguer">Texas leaguer</a> that drops in between the infielders and outfielders. Also <a href="#blooper">blooper</a>. A fielder may make a superior defensive play, however, and turn a looper into an out. "Sacramento's Lloyd Turner ended the fourth with a sprinting, sliding snag of Alvin Colina's looping liner to left that sent the stands into a frenzy."<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lord_Charles">Lord Charles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=676" title="Edit section: Lord Charles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A slang term for a "12-to-6" <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a>. Similar to <a href="#Uncle_Charlie">Uncle Charlie</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lose_a_hitter">lose a hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=677" title="Edit section: lose a hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher gives up a walk, especially when he gets <a href="#ahead_in_the_count">ahead in the count</a> or has a <a href="#full_count">full count</a> but gives up a walk, he is said to have "lost the hitter".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="losing_record">losing record</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=678" title="Edit section: losing record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>During the <a href="#regular_season">regular season</a>, the team lost more games than it won. For a modern Major League team, this means a team lost at least 82 games out of 162 games played in what is called the <b>losing season</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="losing_streak">losing streak</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=679" title="Edit section: losing streak"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A series of consecutive losses.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="loss">loss</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=680" title="Edit section: loss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record (pitching)</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lost_his_swing">lost his swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=681" title="Edit section: lost his swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#find_his_swing">find his swing</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lost_the_ball_in_the_sun">lost the ball in the sun</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=682" title="Edit section: lost the ball in the sun"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a player attempting to catch a fly ball is temporarily blinded by the glare of the sun in his eyes, he may "lose the flyball in the sun".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="loud_out">loud out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=683" title="Edit section: loud out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter hits a long fly ball that is caught in the outfield, perhaps when a crowd reacts loudly thinking it will be a homer, the announcer may say the batter made a "loud out". "Home runs are already overrated. A home run in one park is a loud out in another."<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Long, loud out as <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a> takes <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Green" title="Shawn Green">Green</a> to the warning track. But the former Dodger makes the catch easily and we're in the bottom of the third."<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Louisiana_ball">Louisiana ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=684" title="Edit section: Louisiana ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fastball thrown with such high speed that it goes right by you (pun on bayou). A term often used by Phillies radio play-by-play broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Scott_Franzke" title="Scott Franzke">Scott Frantzke</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="lumber">lumber</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=685" title="Edit section: lumber"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A baseball <a href="#bat">bat</a>. Sometimes used in reference to a powerful offensive showing, "The Yankees busted out the lumber tonight with a 10–0 victory." Also timber.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="M">M</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=686" title="Edit section: M"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maddux">Maddux</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=687" title="Edit section: Maddux"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Colloquial term for a game in which the pitcher throws a <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete game</a> <a href="/wiki/Shutouts_in_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Shutouts in baseball">shutout</a>, on 99 or fewer pitches. Named after Hall of Fame pitcher <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a>, who threw 13 such shutouts in his career.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magic_number">Magic number</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=688" title="Edit section: Magic number"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Magic_number_(sports)" title="Magic number (sports)">Magic number (sports)</a></div> <dl><dd>A number that indicates how close a front-running team is to clinching a division or season title. It represents the total of additional wins by the front-running team or additional losses by the rival team after which it is mathematically impossible for the rival team to capture the title.<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="magic_words">magic words</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=689" title="Edit section: magic words"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Specific words directed towards an umpire that are almost certain to cause immediate <a href="/wiki/Ejection_(sports)" title="Ejection (sports)">ejection</a> from the game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="make_a_statement">make a statement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=690" title="Edit section: make a statement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a player does something to catch the attention or make an impression on the other team, he may be said to "make a statement". Perhaps he makes a spectacular fielding play, hits a home run, slides hard into second base, or throws a <a href="#brushback">brushback pitch</a>. This phrase is also used in other sports when a team seeks to show up or to demonstrate its power against an opponent. "There were a lot of times where we could have given up, but no one gave up. We made a statement here tonight".<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="make_the_pitcher_work">make the pitcher work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=691" title="Edit section: make the pitcher work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When an offensive team tries to make the opposing pitcher throw a lot of pitches and tire them out by <a href="#work_the_count">working the count</a>, or <a href="#take_a_pitch">taking pitches</a> or <a href="#foul_off">fouling off</a> pitches, it is said to be making the pitcher work. "We've got a lot of good hitters up and down this lineup, but the key is to make the pitchers work", <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Laird" title="Gerald Laird">Laird</a> said. "Tonight we made <a href="/wiki/Joe_Saunders" title="Joe Saunders">Saunders</a> work. Then we got to their bullpen and were able to string some key hits together."<sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="make-up_call">make-up call</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=692" title="Edit section: make-up call"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When an umpire makes a bad call on a pitch, he may implicitly acknowledge it on a later pitch by making another bad call to "make up" for the first. For example, say an umpire mistakenly calls a strike on a pitch that is out of the strike zone; he may later call a ball on a pitch that is in the strike zone so the hitter gets back what was initially taken away. Umpires typically, and understandably, deny there is any such thing as a "make-up call".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="make-up_game">make-up game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=693" title="Edit section: make-up game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a game is canceled because of a <a href="#rainout">rainout</a> or some other reason, a make-up game is usually scheduled later in the season. Late in the regular season if the outcome of that game would not affect which teams would reach the play-offs, then the game might not be made up.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="manager">manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=694" title="Edit section: manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">Manager (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#field_manager">field manager</a>. Different from the <a href="#general_manager">general manager</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manfred_man">Manfred man</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=695" title="Edit section: Manfred man"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The runner placed on second base to start all <a href="/wiki/Extra_innings" title="Extra innings">extra innings</a> beginning in the <a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2020 Major League Baseball season">2020 season</a>. The rule change was put in place during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> in order to prevent marathon games. The name is a reference to <a href="/wiki/Rob_Manfred" title="Rob Manfred">Rob Manfred</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a> at the time the rule was implemented.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="manufacturing_runs">manufacturing runs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=696" title="Edit section: manufacturing runs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Producing runs one at a time, piece by piece, component by component by means of patience at the plate, contact hitting, <a href="#advance_a_runner">advancing runners</a>, taking advantage of <a href="#error">errors</a>, alert baserunning including stealing a base or advancing on an out or a mistake by a fielder. In other words: <b><a href="/wiki/Small_ball_(baseball)" title="Small ball (baseball)">small ball</a></b>.<sup id="cite_ref-211" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-211"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="masher">masher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=697" title="Edit section: masher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A home run hitter. See <a href="#crush_the_ball">crush the ball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="matchsticks">matchsticks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=698" title="Edit section: matchsticks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A string of ones on the scoreboard, indicating successive innings in which exactly one run was scored. Also referred to as a <a href="#picket_fence">picket fence</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="meat">meat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=699" title="Edit section: meat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>On the barrel (fat end) of the bat, but not the very end, is the "meat" of the bat where a hitter tries to make contact with the ball.</li> <li>The "meat (of the order)" is the middle of the lineup, usually the strongest hitters.</li> <li>A <a href="#rookie">rookie</a>, popularized by the baseball movie, <i><a href="/wiki/Bull_Durham" title="Bull Durham">Bull Durham</a></i>; implies more brawn than brain.</li> <li>An easy out, typically evident during a <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeout</a>.</li> <li>A baserunner easily thrown out at a base.</li> <li>Throwing hand, typically meaning a pitcher's. "<a href="/wiki/Tom_Glavine" title="Tom Glavine">Glavine</a> started to reach for the ball with his meat hand but then thought better of it."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="meatball">meatball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=700" title="Edit section: meatball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An easy <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> to hit—down the middle of the <a href="#plate">plate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mendoza_line">Mendoza line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=701" title="Edit section: Mendoza line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mendoza_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Mendoza line">Mendoza line</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#batting_average">batting average</a> of .200. Named (most likely) for <a href="/wiki/Mario_Mendoza" title="Mario Mendoza">Mario Mendoza</a>, a notoriously poor hitter but decent shortstop who managed to have a 9-year major league career from 1974 to 1982 with a life-time batting average of .215.<sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="men_in_blue">men in blue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=702" title="Edit section: men in blue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COL_Ray_Compton_and_CSM_Snyder_throw_out_the_first_pitch_(35955383241).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/COL_Ray_Compton_and_CSM_Snyder_throw_out_the_first_pitch_%2835955383241%29.jpg/220px-COL_Ray_Compton_and_CSM_Snyder_throw_out_the_first_pitch_%2835955383241%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/COL_Ray_Compton_and_CSM_Snyder_throw_out_the_first_pitch_%2835955383241%29.jpg/330px-COL_Ray_Compton_and_CSM_Snyder_throw_out_the_first_pitch_%2835955383241%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/COL_Ray_Compton_and_CSM_Snyder_throw_out_the_first_pitch_%2835955383241%29.jpg/440px-COL_Ray_Compton_and_CSM_Snyder_throw_out_the_first_pitch_%2835955383241%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5169" data-file-height="3446" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Little_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Little League">Little League</a> umpires wearing blue</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>The <a href="#umpire">umpires</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mercy_rule">mercy rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=703" title="Edit section: mercy rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#Run_rule">run rule</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="metal_bat_swing">metal bat swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=704" title="Edit section: metal bat swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A long swing that does not protect the inside part of the plate. Generally used to describe college players adjusting to professional ball and wooden bats.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="middle_infielders">middle infielders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=705" title="Edit section: middle infielders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="middle_innings">middle innings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=706" title="Edit section: middle innings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The fourth, fifth and sixth <a href="#inning">innings</a> of a regulation nine-inning game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="middle_of_the_inning">middle of the inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=707" title="Edit section: middle of the inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The time between the <a href="#inning">top half</a> and <a href="#inning">bottom half</a> of an <a href="#inning">inning</a> when the <a href="#visit">visiting team</a> takes the field and the <a href="#home_team">home team</a> prepares to <a href="#bat">bat</a>. No gameplay occurs during this period and television and radio broadcasts typically run advertisements. See also <a href="#seventh-inning_stretch">seventh-inning stretch</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="middle_of_the_order_hitter">middle of the order hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=708" title="Edit section: middle of the order hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who hits with power, and who thus may be suited to be in the third, fourth, or fifth slot in the batting order. "I think <a href="/wiki/Brett_Jackson" title="Brett Jackson">Brett Jackson</a> looks a lot more like a top of the order guy right now than a middle of the order guy, and he seems like a viable leadoff hitter based on his performance as a professional".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="middle_reliever">middle reliever</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=709" title="Edit section: middle reliever"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> who is brought in typically during the middle-innings (4, 5, and 6). Since they are typically in the game because the <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> allowed the opponents a lot of runs, the middle reliever is expected to hold down the opponents' scoring for an inning or two in hopes that their own team can close the gap.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="midnight">midnight</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=710" title="Edit section: midnight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Used during the early days of racial integration to refer to any African-American player.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="miscue">miscue</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=711" title="Edit section: miscue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An <a href="#error">error</a>. A word from <a href="/wiki/Billiards" class="mw-redirect" title="Billiards">billiards</a>, when the cue stick slips or just brushes the cue ball thereby leading to a missed shot.<sup id="cite_ref-214" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-214"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="miss_some_bats">miss some bats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=712" title="Edit section: miss some bats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who excels at getting batters to swing but miss is said to "miss some bats". A <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a> who is good at missing bats may be brought into a game when the other team already has runners in <a href="#scoring_position">scoring position</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="miss_some_spots">miss some spots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=713" title="Edit section: miss some spots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who does not have good <a href="#command">command</a> of their pitches and is not able to throw the ball where they intend to is said to "miss some spots". "<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Angels</a> Manager <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a> agreed. 'He missed some spots on a couple of hitters', Scioscia said, 'and they didn't miss their pitches'."<sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mistake">mistake</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=714" title="Edit section: mistake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A "mistake" is poor execution, as distinguished from an error. It could be throwing to the wrong base, missing the <a href="#cut-off">cut-off</a>, running into an obvious out, or throwing a pitch into the batter's "hot zone" instead of where the catcher set up for it.</li> <li>There may be such a thing as a mistake hitter (a mediocre hitter who occasionally gets a pitch he can <a href="#drive">drive</a>), but a "mistake pitcher" does not last long in the big leagues.</li> <li>When asked how the mighty <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> lost the 1960 World Series, <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Yogi Berra</a> remarked, "We made too many wrong mistakes."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mitt">mitt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=715" title="Edit section: mitt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_glove" title="Baseball glove">Baseball glove</a></div> <dl><dd>"Mitt" (derived from "mitten") can refer to any type of <a href="/wiki/Baseball_glove" title="Baseball glove">baseball glove</a>, though the term is officially reserved to describe the catcher's mitt and the first-baseman's mitt. Those mitts (like a mitten) have a slot for the thumb and a single sheath covering all the fingers, rather than the individual finger slots that gloves have. By rule, mitts are allowed to be worn only by the catcher and the first baseman. See the entry on <a href="#glove">glove</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mix_up_pitches">mix up pitches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=716" title="Edit section: mix up pitches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To be successful, most pitchers have to use a variety of pitches, and to mix them up tactically (not randomly) to keep hitters off balance. "<a href="/wiki/Edwin_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Edwin Jackson (baseball)">Jackson</a> was overwhelming. 'I was just trying to come out and be aggressive and mix my pitches up', he said. 'I've seen them in the past and I know what they can do. You have to mix it up to keep them honest'."<sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MLB">MLB</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=717" title="Edit section: MLB"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a></div> <dl><dd>Commonly-used abbreviation for Major League Baseball, the organization that operates the two North American major professional baseball leagues, the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="money_pitch">money pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=718" title="Edit section: money pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher's best pitch, or the one he throws at the most critical time. They are said to earn their pay – their money – with that pitch. Headline: "The Outlawed Spitball Was My Money Pitch".<sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="money_player">money player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=719" title="Edit section: money player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A man who is good in the <a href="#clutch">clutch</a>. Someone you can count on (or bet on) when it really matters. Sometimes the term used is simply "money", as in "Alex has really been money these last few games".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="moneyball">moneyball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=720" title="Edit section: moneyball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Moneyball:_The_Art_of_Winning_an_Unfair_Game" title="Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game">Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game</a></div> <dl><dd>An often misused term. It refers to <a href="/wiki/Michael_Lewis" title="Michael Lewis">Michael Lewis</a>'s 2002 book. "Moneyball player" most often refers to one who has a high <a href="#on-base_percentage_(OBP)">on-base percentage</a>, and does not <a href="#steal">steal</a> a lot of bases. However, the essence of the book is about running an organization effectively by identifying inefficiencies and finding undervalued assets in a given market. As an example, the so-called Moneyball teams have shifted their focus to defense and speed instead of OBP which is no longer undervalued. "Moneyball" is often seen as the antithesis of "<i>smallball</i>", where teams take chances on the basepaths in an attempt to "manufacture" runs. In more traditional baseball circles, evoking <i>Moneyball</i> to describe a player or team can be a term of derision.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="moonshot">moonshot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=721" title="Edit section: moonshot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Moonshot_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moonshot (baseball)">home run</a> that is hit very high. When the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Brooklyn_Dodgers" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> relocated to Los Angeles and played in the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">L.A. Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wally_Moon" title="Wally Moon">Wally Moon</a> took advantage of the short distance to the left-field fence—251 feet (77 m) from home plate down the left-field line, compared to 440 feet (130 m) to the right-field fence<sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—to hit high home runs.<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_219-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-220" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-220"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ball had to be hit high in order to clear the 42-foot-high (13 m) fence. For comparison, Fenway Park's famous <a href="/wiki/Green_Monster" title="Green Monster">Green Monster</a> is 37 feet (11 m) tall. Dodgers broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Doggett" title="Jerry Doggett">Jerry Doggett</a> seems to have coined the phrase in 1959,<sup id="cite_ref-221" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-221"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the rest of the media picked it up.<sup id="cite_ref-MLB_219-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLB-219"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mop_up">mop up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=722" title="Edit section: mop up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A mop-up <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> or "mop-up man" is usually the bullpen's least effective <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">reliever</a> who comes in after the outcome of the game is almost certain. Sometimes other position players also come in to mop up in the last inning in order to gain playing experience as well as give the regulars a rest. "<a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">La Russa</a> said <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hancock" title="Josh Hancock">Hancock's</a> final outing was typical of a reliever whose role frequently called for mop-up duty."<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> See also: <i><a href="#long_reliever">long reliever</a></i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="morning_journal">morning journal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=723" title="Edit section: morning journal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A bat made from low-quality wood, its effectiveness similar to hitting the ball with a rolled-up morning newspaper.<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="motor">motor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=724" title="Edit section: motor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A player who gets an extra-base hit, or who is on base when a teammate gets one, is sometimes said to "motor" for an additional base – to continue running without hesitation. "This allowed Loehrke to score, and then a miscue by Ranger right fielder Drew Orbergfell allowed Lounsbury <b>to motor to third base</b>".<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Pinch runner Brandon Varnell used his blazing speed <b>to motor down the third base line</b> on the fielding error by Memorial reliever Garrett Hill and slide head first into home plate to tie the game at 5-5".<sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mound">mound</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=725" title="Edit section: mound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">Baseball field</a></div> <dl><dd>The pitcher's mound is a raised section in the middle of the diamond where the pitcher stands when throwing the pitch. In Major League Baseball, a regulation mound is 18 feet (5.5 m) in diameter, with the center 59 feet (18 m) from the rear point of home plate, on the line between home plate and second base. The front edge of the pitcher's plate or rubber is 18 inches (46 cm) behind the center of the mound, making it 60 feet 6 inches (18.44 m) from the rear point of home plate. Six inches (15.2 cm) in front of the pitcher's rubber the mound begins to slope downward. The top of the rubber is to be no higher than 10 inches (25 cm) above home plate. From 1903 through 1968 this height limit was set at 15 inches, but was often slightly higher, especially for teams that emphasized pitching, such as the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, who were reputed to have the highest mound in the majors.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mound_visit">mound visit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=726" title="Edit section: mound visit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:312px;max-width:312px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:143px;max-width:143px"><div class="thumbimage" style=";height:163px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Carlos_Ruiz,_Joe_Blanton_(7168212641).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Carlos Ruiz visit Joe Blanton on the mound" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Carlos_Ruiz%2C_Joe_Blanton_%287168212641%29.jpg/141px-Carlos_Ruiz%2C_Joe_Blanton_%287168212641%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="141" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Carlos_Ruiz%2C_Joe_Blanton_%287168212641%29.jpg/212px-Carlos_Ruiz%2C_Joe_Blanton_%287168212641%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Carlos_Ruiz%2C_Joe_Blanton_%287168212641%29.jpg/282px-Carlos_Ruiz%2C_Joe_Blanton_%287168212641%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1375" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Ruiz_(baseball)" title="Carlos Ruiz (baseball)">Carlos Ruiz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Blanton" title="Joe Blanton">Joe Blanton</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> conducting a mound visit</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:165px;max-width:165px"><div class="thumbimage" style=";height:163px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coach_Jeff_Ware_Tries_to_Get_Things_Settled_Down_008_(27008965135).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Lansing Lugnuts mound visit" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Coach_Jeff_Ware_Tries_to_Get_Things_Settled_Down_008_%2827008965135%29.jpg/163px-Coach_Jeff_Ware_Tries_to_Get_Things_Settled_Down_008_%2827008965135%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="163" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Coach_Jeff_Ware_Tries_to_Get_Things_Settled_Down_008_%2827008965135%29.jpg/245px-Coach_Jeff_Ware_Tries_to_Get_Things_Settled_Down_008_%2827008965135%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Coach_Jeff_Ware_Tries_to_Get_Things_Settled_Down_008_%2827008965135%29.jpg/326px-Coach_Jeff_Ware_Tries_to_Get_Things_Settled_Down_008_%2827008965135%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2451" data-file-height="2451" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">A <a href="/wiki/Lansing_Lugnuts" title="Lansing Lugnuts">Lansing Lugnuts</a> mound visit including a pitcher, catcher, pitching coach and infielder</div></div></div></div></div> <dl><dd>Mound visits or mound meetings occur when the pitching team's coaches, manager or players (most often the catcher) go out to the mound between pitches to consult with the pitcher, generally to discuss strategy. Each team is limited to one mound visit per inning (excluding visits to attend to an injury); a pitching change must be made on any subsequent visit. In 2016, Major League Baseball limited the amount of time allowed for individual mound visits to 30 seconds. In 2018, MLB limited the number of mound visits per team to six per nine-inning game, with one additional mound visit for each <a href="/wiki/Extra_innings" title="Extra innings">extra inning</a>. This was reduced to five per nine-inning game in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-226" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-226"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="moundsman">moundsman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=727" title="Edit section: moundsman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="movement">movement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=728" title="Edit section: movement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Deviations from the expected flight of a <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> that make the ball harder to hit. Can be used to refer to both <a href="#fastball">fastballs</a> and <a href="#breaking_ball">breaking balls</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mow_'em_down"><span id="mow_.27em_down"></span>mow 'em down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=729" title="Edit section: mow 'em down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who dominates the opposing hitters, allowing few if any to get on base, is said to have "mowed them down" as if they were just so much hay being cut down by a <a href="/wiki/Mower" title="Mower">mower</a>.</dd></dl> <p><span class="anchor" id="Muffed"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="muff">muff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=730" title="Edit section: muff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To fail to field a ball cleanly, often resulting in an <a href="#error">error</a> or only one out on a <a href="#double_play">double play</a>, typically on an easy play. "He muffed it. The ball went right through his legs." Also, to <em>bobble</em>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="murderer's_row"><span id="murderer.27s_row"></span>murderer's row</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=731" title="Edit section: murderer's row"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Murderers%27_Row" title="Murderers' Row">Murderers' Row</a></div> <dl><dd>Murderers' Row was the nickname given to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> of the late 1920s, in particular the 1927 team. The term was actually coined in 1918 by a sportswriter to describe the pre-<a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> lineup, with quality hitters such as <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Baker" title="Home Run Baker">Frank "Home Run" Baker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wally_Pipp" title="Wally Pipp">Wally Pipp</a> who led the <a href="#American_League_(AL)">A.L.</a> in home runs. In subsequent years, any lineup with a series of power hitters who represent a daunting challenge to pitchers might be dubbed by the press as a "murderer's row".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="mustard">mustard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=732" title="Edit section: mustard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Refers to a high amount of velocity on a throw or pitch. A player may be exhorted to "put some (extra) mustard on it", with "it" usually referring to a pitcher's <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a> or fielder's throw.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MVP">MVP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=733" title="Edit section: MVP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a>. At the end of every season, the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a> chooses an MVP from each Major League. Typically an MVP is also chosen for each major play-off series, the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>, and the All-Star Game.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="N">N</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=734" title="Edit section: N"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NA">NA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=735" title="Edit section: NA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>(NABBP) - the 1857-1870 first governing body of baseball, the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Base Ball Players">National Association of Base Ball Players</a></li> <li>(NA) - the 1871-1875 first professional league (in any sport), the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association of Professional Base Ball Players</a></li> <li>(NAPBL) - the 1901–2021 trade association of minor leagues, the <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues</a>—officially renamed <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Replaced in 2021.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="nail-biter">nail-biter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=736" title="Edit section: nail-biter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A close game. Nervous fans may be biting their nails.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="nailed">nailed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=737" title="Edit section: nailed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li><a href="#hit_by_pitch">Hit by a pitch</a>, <a href="#drilled">drilled</a>, <a href="#plunked">plunked</a>.</li> <li>The last pitches or last play of a winning game <b>nail down the win</b> or put the nails in the coffin of the opposing team.</li> <li>To throw a runner out. "<a href="/wiki/Ramon_Laureano" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramon Laureano">Laureano</a> nailed him at the plate."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="nails">nails</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=738" title="Edit section: nails"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a> who is as "tough as nails" or very effective at <a href="#nailed">nailing down</a> a win is sometimes said to be "nails". "As the season has progressed, you can see that he looks forward to that 9th inning and he has been nails lately."<sup id="cite_ref-228" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-228"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "This guy has been nails for us," <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a> said.<sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Phillies and Mets center fielder Lenny Dykstra was known as "Nails" for his all-out style of play.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="neighborhood_play">neighborhood play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=739" title="Edit section: neighborhood play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Neighborhood_play" title="Neighborhood play">Neighborhood play</a></div> <dl><dd>An informal rule that used to apply to <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double plays</a>. As long as the defensive player covering second base was in the "neighborhood" of second base when he caught the ball and threw it on to first base, the runner would be called <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a>. The rule was designed to compensate for runners who slid into second too hard, making it dangerous for the defensive player. In recent years, umpires have required the defensive player to have a foot actually on second base, not just in the neighborhood, and have penalized runners who slide toward the defensive players too aggressively, so neighborhood plays are rarely seen today.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="next_batter's_box"><span id="next_batter.27s_box"></span>next batter's box</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=740" title="Edit section: next batter's box"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The official name of either of the two <a href="/wiki/On-deck_circle" class="mw-redirect" title="On-deck circle">on-deck circles</a>. Each team has its own circular area, five feet (1.5 m) in diameter, which is designated for unencumbered use by the <i>on-deck batter</i> (<b>the next batter</b> due to bat after the current batter); the on-deck batter may wish to stretch, run in place, or take practice swings immediately prior to taking his turn in the <i><a href="/wiki/Batter%27s_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter's box">batter's box</a></i> (which actually <i>is</i> rectangular in shape). Especially during finals and semifinals, each circle is typically painted with the corresponding team logo. The location of the <i>next batter's box</i> is specifically defined in MLB rules, and the most common method to locate it was granted a patent.<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="nibble">nibble</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=741" title="Edit section: nibble"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher focuses on pitching just at the left or right edges of home plate rather than throwing a pitch over the heart of the plate where a batter can get the meat of the bat on the ball, he's said to nibble at the edges. <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a> praised <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Scherzer</a> for his aggressiveness against such a powerful lineup: "The one thing you can't do against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> is get <a href="#behind_in_the_count">behind in the count</a>. If you do, they'll just <a href="#sitting_on_a_pitch">sit on pitches</a> and hit a lot of them hard. Max went after them. He understood he couldn't <b>nibble around the edges of the plate</b>, and he did a heckuva job."<sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="nickel_curve">nickel curve</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=742" title="Edit section: nickel curve"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#slider">slider</a>. Also used to mean an average or possibly "hanging" slider. Hitters look at the spin on a ball when it is released by the pitcher, so the "dot" (circle which is created from the pitcher's rotation on the ball that the batter sees to identify a pitch as a slider out of the pitcher's hand) is said to be "nickel sized". Also, it could be used to mean a pitch with more lateral movement (closer to a slurve than to a slider) rather than velocity.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="nightcap">nightcap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=743" title="Edit section: nightcap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The second game of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NL_or_N.L.">NL or N.L.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=744" title="Edit section: NL or N.L."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, the older of the two <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">major leagues</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NLCS_or_N.L.C.S.">NLCS or N.L.C.S.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=745" title="Edit section: NLCS or N.L.C.S."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a>: the final, best 4 out of 7, playoff series to determine the National League champion. The winners of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a> play in this series. The winner of the NLCS is the winner of the National League pennant and advances to the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> against the pennant winner from the American League.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NLDS_or_N.L.D.S.">NLDS or N.L.D.S.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=746" title="Edit section: NLDS or N.L.D.S."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for <a href="/wiki/National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a>: the first round of the league playoffs, to determine which two teams advance to the <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a> (NLCS). This round pits the winners of each of the three league divisions plus the winner of the wild-card slot (the team that wins the most games in the regular season without winning a division) in two pairings, each of which plays a best three out of five series to determine who advances to the NLCS.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NOBLETIGER">NOBLETIGER</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=747" title="Edit section: NOBLETIGER"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Acronym for "No outs, bases loaded ending (with) team incapable of getting easy run". This situation occurs when the batting team loads the bases with nobody out but does not score a run in the inning. The unofficial statistic was first tracked on <a href="/wiki/Reddit" title="Reddit">Reddit</a>, where it was <a href="/wiki/Backronym" title="Backronym">named</a> in honor of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nobletiger-reddit_232-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nobletiger-reddit-232"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-233" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-233"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="no_decision">no decision</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=748" title="Edit section: no decision"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Any <a href="#starting_pitcher">starting pitcher</a> who earns neither a win (W) nor a loss (L) is said to have a "no decision", which has no special meaning in official baseball statistics; however, it <i>has</i> become conventional to note whether he made a <a href="/wiki/Quality_start" title="Quality start">quality start</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="no-doubter">no-doubter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=749" title="Edit section: no-doubter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> whose landing destination in the stands is in no doubt from the moment it leaves the barrel of the bat. A no-doubter will be seen/heard to "leap" off the bat, usually having a launch angle between 20 and 40 degrees and high <a href="/wiki/Exit_velocity" title="Exit velocity">exit velocity</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="no-hitter">no-hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=750" title="Edit section: no-hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">No-hitter</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A game in which one team does not get any <a href="#hit">hits</a>, a rare feat for a <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a>, especially at the major league level. Also colloquially called a "no-no". If no batter reaches base safely by <i>any</i> means (<a href="#walk-off_home_run">walk</a>, <a href="#error">error</a>, etc.) the pitcher is said to have pitched a <a href="#perfect_game">perfect game</a>, which is much rarer than a "normal" no-hitter.</li> <li>It is a superstition that when a pitcher is working on a no-hitter (or <a href="#perfect_game">perfect game</a>), his teammates stay far away from him (sometimes even a whole bench length) and will not say anything to <i>anyone</i> about the no-hitter. Some play-by-play on-air announcers will also avoid mentioning the no-hitter until either an opposing batter gets a hit or the no-hitter is completed; others however will mention one in progress and are sometimes blamed for jinxing no-hitters.<sup id="cite_ref-234" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-234"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="no_man's_land"><span id="no_man.27s_land"></span>no man's land</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=751" title="Edit section: no man's land"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The area of the outfield between the <a href="#middle_infielders">middle infielders</a> and <a href="#outfielder">outfielders</a>, where a <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a> can fall for a hit (a <a href="#Texas_Leaguer">Texas leaguer</a>).</li> <li>A <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a> caught in a <a href="#pickle">pickle</a> is said to be in "no man's land".</li> <li>The portion of a ballpark's spectator area, usually the front row of seats, where a fielder may legally reach into to catch a fly ball, while a spectator or other personnel may legally touch same fly ball even if it interferes with the fielder's attempt to catch it. A ball touched by a spectator in this manner is not <a href="/wiki/Interference_(baseball)#Spectator_interference" title="Interference (baseball)">spectator interference</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="no_room_at_the_inn">no room at the inn</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=752" title="Edit section: no room at the inn"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Sometimes said by a play-by-play announcer when the <a href="#bases_loaded">bases are loaded</a>, i.e., there is no open base. Usually means that <a href="/wiki/Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Intentional base on balls">intentionally walking</a> and <a href="#pitch_around">pitching around</a> the batter are poor strategies for the fielding team, as a <a href="#walk">walk</a> will score a run for the batting team. Also "no place/nowhere to put [the batter]".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="no-no">no-no</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=753" title="Edit section: no-no"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#no-hitter">no-hitter</a> and a <a href="#shutout">shut-out</a>. Thus no hits, no runs. Headline: "Start of something good: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a>'s no-no may foreshadow future greatness".<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="northpaw">northpaw</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=754" title="Edit section: northpaw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A right-handed pitcher. See <a href="#southpaw">southpaw</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NRI">NRI</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=755" title="Edit section: NRI"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <b>N</b>on-<b>R</b>oster <b>I</b>nvitee (NRI) is a player invited to <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">Spring training</a> who is not yet on a Major League team's 40-man <a href="#roster">roster</a>. He may be a young prospect, a veteran who has been released from or retired from a previous contract with a team, perhaps someone who left baseball after an injury. If he performs well, he has a chance to be placed on the roster and assigned to a minor league team or even join the major league team.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="nubber">nubber</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=756" title="Edit section: nubber"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batted ball that travels slowly and not very far, typically because the ball is hit with the very end of the bat.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="O">O</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=757" title="Edit section: O"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="obstruction">obstruction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=758" title="Edit section: obstruction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Obstruction_(baseball)" title="Obstruction (baseball)">Obstruction (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>When a fielder illegally hinders a <a href="/wiki/Baserunner" class="mw-redirect" title="Baserunner">baserunner</a>. He does not need to "get out of the way" while he is fielding the ball or actually has it (and can tag).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="OBP">OBP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=759" title="Edit section: OBP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">On-base percentage</a></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#on-base_percentage_(OBP)">on-base percentage</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="O-fer">O-fer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=760" title="Edit section: O-fer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batter</a> who goes hitless in a game, as in 0<span class="nowrap"> </span>for<span class="nowrap"> </span>4 (spoken as <i>oh</i> fur). Also <b><a href="#collar">wears the collar</a></b> or "takes the collar."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="official_game">official game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=761" title="Edit section: official game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Official_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Official game">Official game</a></div> <dl><dd>A game that can be considered complete. If more than half the game has been played before being ended, or "called", by an <a href="#umpire">umpire</a>, it is considered official and all records from the game are computed in the players' and teams' statistics. For a nine-<a href="#inning">inning</a> game, five innings need to be played, or <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> if the home team is winning. An incomplete game can be either <a href="/wiki/Suspended_game" title="Suspended game">suspended</a> or replayed from the first inning.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="official_scorer">official scorer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=762" title="Edit section: official scorer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Official_scorer" title="Official scorer">Official scorer</a></div> <dl><dd>The official scorer is a person appointed by the league to record the events on the field and to send this official record to the league offices.<sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The official scorer never goes on the field during a game (but typically watches from the press box). The official scorer's judgments do not affect the progress or outcome of the game but they do affect game and player <a href="/wiki/Baseball_statistics" title="Baseball statistics">statistics</a>. For example, only umpires call balls and strikes, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a hit is a home run, and whether runners are safe or out. But it is the official scorer who determines whether a pitch that got by the catcher is a wild pitch or a passed ball, and whether a batted ball is a <a href="#hit">hit</a> or an <a href="#error">error</a> (or a combination of the two); likewise whose errors, put-outs and assists are whose.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="off_day">off day</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=763" title="Edit section: off day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A day when a player performs below his normal level, whether due to illness, bad luck, or other factors. "<a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Bonderman" title="Jeremy Bonderman">Bonderman</a> had an off-day and didn't have good <a href="#command">command</a> of his <a href="#breaking_ball">breaking pitches</a>."</li> <li>A day when a team does not have a game scheduled. During the regular season, Major League Baseball teams almost always have games scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and they may need to travel between series. Off-days tend to occur on Mondays and Thursdays.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="off-speed_pitch">off-speed pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=764" title="Edit section: off-speed pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Off-speed_pitch" title="Off-speed pitch">Off-speed pitch</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitch that is significantly slower than a given pitcher's fastball. Typically, a <a href="#curveball">curveball</a> or a <a href="#changeup">change-up</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="off_the_hook">off the hook</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=765" title="Edit section: off the hook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a team that is behind ties the game or takes the lead, the pitcher who would otherwise have been credited with the <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">loss</a> is said to be "off the <a href="#hook">hook</a>".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="off_the_trademark">off the trademark</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=766" title="Edit section: off the trademark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a player hits the ball off the middle of the bat, where the manufacturer's trademark is usually placed, resulting in a weakly hit ball. Usually the result of a pitcher <a href="#jam">jamming</a> the hitter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="OFP">OFP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=767" title="Edit section: OFP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Overall Future Potential (OFP) is a <a href="/wiki/Scout_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout (sports)">scouting</a> assessment of a young player's potential as a future major leaguer, scored from 20 to 80. The criteria are different for <a href="#pitcher">pitchers</a> and <a href="#position_player">position players</a>. See also <a href="#5-tool_player">5-tool player</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ol'_number_one"><span id="ol.27_number_one"></span>ol' number one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=768" title="Edit section: ol' number one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>. From the sign the catcher gives for that pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Olympic_rings">Olympic rings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=769" title="Edit section: Olympic rings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a <a href="#batter">batter</a> <a href="#strike">strikes out</a> five times in a game. This same dubious achievement is also called a <a href="#platinum_sombrero">platinum sombrero</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_a_line">on a line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=770" title="Edit section: on a line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When an outfielder throws the ball directly to an infielder or the catcher without relaying it or bouncing it, he's said to "throw the ball on a line". Usually used when a strong throw beats the runner and gets him out. "<a href="/wiki/Jack_Barry_(baseball)" title="Jack Barry (baseball)">Jack Barry</a>, however, made a running stab to grab the ball and threw on a line to <a href="/wiki/Stuffy_McInnis" title="Stuffy McInnis">McInnis</a> for an out."<sup id="cite_ref-237" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-237"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on-base_percentage_(OBP)"><span id="on-base_percentage_.28OBP.29"></span>on-base percentage (OBP)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=771" title="Edit section: on-base percentage (OBP)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">On-base percentage</a></div> <dl><dd>Percentage of plate appearances where a <a href="#batter">batter</a> reaches base for any reason other than an <a href="#error">error</a> or a <a href="#fielder's_choice">fielder's choice</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_deck">on deck</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=772" title="Edit section: on deck"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/On-deck" title="On-deck">On-deck</a></div> <dl><dd>The next <a href="#batter">batter</a> due to bat after the current batter. The area designated for the on-deck batter is a circle five feet (1.5 m) in diameter, officially called the "next batter's box" and commonly called the "on-deck circle". Ironically, the on-deck batter rarely stands in the on-deck circle.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_his_horse">on his horse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=773" title="Edit section: on his horse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Running at full speed, especially in reference to an outfielder tracking down a fly ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_the_black">on the black</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=774" title="Edit section: on the black"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The edge of <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a>, derived from its black border, which is buried if the plate is properly installed.</li> <li>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> that just nicks the edge of the zone for a called <a href="#strike">strike</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_the_board">on the board</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=775" title="Edit section: on the board"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A team is "on the board" (the scoreboard) when it has scored one or more runs. "After being shut out for six innings, the Sox are finally on the board." White Sox announcer <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Hawk Harrelson</a> also uses the phrase as part of his home run call: "You can put it on the booooard<span class="nowrap"> </span>... YES!"</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_the_farm">on the farm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=776" title="Edit section: on the farm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a player is playing in the <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor leagues</a>, he is said to be spending time "on the farm". It refers to a team's <a href="/wiki/Farm_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Farm system">farm system</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_the_interstate">on the interstate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=777" title="Edit section: on the interstate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player batting between .100 and .199 is said to be "on the interstate". The term refers to the fact that a batting average in the .100s can resemble an <a href="/wiki/Interstate_highway_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate highway system">interstate</a> name (e.g., .195 looks like I-95, especially on older scoreboards). A hit to put an average above .199 gets a batter "off the interstate." A batter whose average is below .100 is sometimes said to be "off the map". See also <a href="/wiki/Mendoza_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Mendoza line">Mendoza line</a>. Players in the majors who spend too much time "on the interstate" will most likely be demoted to <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">Triple-A</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_the_ropes">on the ropes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=778" title="Edit section: on the ropes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher appears to be tired or lost command of his pitches, he may be said to be "on the ropes" and about to be replaced by another pitcher. The term likely derives from the sport of boxing, in which a fighter who is being beaten up or dominated by his opponent may lean against the ropes to keep from falling to the mat.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_the_rug">on the rug</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=779" title="Edit section: on the rug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player is said to be "on the rug" while playing a ball in the outfield on artificial turf.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="on_the_throw">on the throw</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=780" title="Edit section: on the throw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A defensive attempt to put out a baserunner attempting to reach more bases than the type of hit would typically allow, such as a runner on first attempting to advance to third on a single.</li> <li>Also refers to the successful advance of a baserunner while such a play is being attempted on his teammate. <i>See also:</i> <a href="/wiki/Fielder%27s_choice" title="Fielder's choice">fielder's choice</a>.</li> <li>A batter who safely reaches first base but is tagged out attempting to reach a subsequent base on the same play is credited with a <a href="#hit">hit</a> for the number of bases he safely reached, but is said to be out <i>on the throw</i>.</li> <li>Example: With Abel on first base, Baker hits a base hit to center field. Abel easily reaches second and tries to advance to third, but the throw from the outfield is in time and he is tagged out by the third baseman. Meanwhile, Baker has safely reached second base. Abel is out at third base <i>on the throw</i>. Baker has a <a href="/wiki/Single_(baseball)" title="Single (baseball)">single</a> and advanced to second <i>on the throw</i>. The next batter, Charlie, hits a double to the center field wall, allowing Baker to score from second. Charlie safely rounds first and second base and attempts for third, but the throw from center field is in time and Charlie is tagged out at third base. Charlie is credited with an <a href="#RBI">RBI</a> <a href="#double">double</a>, but is out at third base <i>on the throw</i>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="one-game_wonder">one-game wonder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=781" title="Edit section: one-game wonder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player who appears in just one major league game, plays respectably, and then is demoted either to the bench or back to the minors.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="one-hitter">one-hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=782" title="Edit section: one-hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A game in which one team was limited to one <a href="#hit">hit</a>, a great feat for a <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a>. <a href="#batter">Batters</a> may have <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">reached base</a> via <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a>, <a href="#error">errors</a>, or being <a href="#hit_by_pitch">hit by a pitch</a>. See also <a href="#no-hitter">no-hitter</a> and <a href="#perfect_game">perfect game</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="one-two-three_inning">one-two-three inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=783" title="Edit section: one-two-three inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#side_retired">Side retired</a> in order. <a href="#three_up,_three_down">Three up, three down</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="opener">opener</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=784" title="Edit section: opener"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Opener_(baseball)" title="Opener (baseball)">Opener (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A traditional <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief</a> <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> who starts a game for strategic reasons and is replaced early in the game, usually after the first inning, by a pitcher who is expected to last as many innings as a true <a href="#starting_pitcher">starter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="opening_day">opening day</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=785" title="Edit section: opening day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a></div> <dl><dd>The first day of regular-season play in Major League Baseball and other professional leagues.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="opposite_field_hit">opposite field hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=786" title="Edit section: opposite field hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#hit">hit</a> to the "opposite" side of the field from the direction of a player's natural <a href="#swing">swing</a>, i.e., a left-handed batter who hits to <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#outfield" title="Baseball field">left field</a> or a right-handed batter who hits to right field. Also known as <b>going the other way</b>. See <a href="#pull">pull hitter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="OPS_(On-base_Plus_Slugging)"><span id="OPS_.28On-base_Plus_Slugging.29"></span>OPS (On-base Plus Slugging)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=787" title="Edit section: OPS (On-base Plus Slugging)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">On-base plus slugging</a></div> <dl><dd>A term recently invented by <a href="#stathead">statheads</a> to measure of a <a href="#batter">batter's</a> ability to produce <a href="#run">runs</a>. Obtained by adding <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a> and <a href="#on-base_percentage_(OBP)">on-base percentage</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ordinary_effort">ordinary effort</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=788" title="Edit section: ordinary effort"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Defined in MLB Rule 2 as "the effort that a fielder of average skill at a position in that league or classification of leagues should exhibit on a play, with due consideration given to the condition of the field and weather conditions." A defensive player's ordinary effort is considered by the <a href="/wiki/Official_scorer" title="Official scorer">official scorer</a> in making certain judgment calls, such as hit vs. error or wild pitch vs. passed ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="out_pitch">out pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=789" title="Edit section: out pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The type of pitch that a pitcher relies on to get an out, often his best pitch. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Francisco_Rodr%C3%ADguez_(Venezuelan_pitcher)" title="Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuelan pitcher)">Rodriguez</a> embraces <a href="#changeup">change</a> as out pitch".<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="outfielder">outfielder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=790" title="Edit section: outfielder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">Outfielder</a></div> <dl><dd>An outfielder is a player whose position is either left field, center field, or right field. See <a href="#position">position</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="outside_corner">outside corner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=791" title="Edit section: outside corner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The location of a <a href="#strike">strike</a> that travels over the far edge of <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a> from the <a href="#batter">batter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="overpower_the_hitter">overpower the hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=792" title="Edit section: overpower the hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw a pitch that is so fast the batter cannot catch up to it with his swing. "And eight runs were more than enough offense to back Wolfe, as he continually overpowered hitters with his blazing fastball. Santa Clara hitters just couldn't catch up to it."<sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="overshift">overshift</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=793" title="Edit section: overshift"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A baseball vernacular term synonymous with "shift", either an infield or outfield shift. The fielders shift to occupy the areas a particular batter is thought to typically hit.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="overthrow">overthrow</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=794" title="Edit section: overthrow"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a fielder throws the ball so high that it sails over the head and out of reach of his target. "Sean Halton struck out, but the catcher couldn't hold onto the pitch, and then overthrew first base, which allowed both Martin and Greene to score."<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>If a thrown ball goes over the head or wide of the infielder and sails off the field of play into the dugout or the stands, the umpire will rule <b>an overthrow</b> and allow the runner to advance one base.</li> <li>A pitcher who throws the ball too hard to control it well is said to be "overthrowing the ball". "<a href="/wiki/Ron_Gardenhire" title="Ron Gardenhire">Gardenhire</a> said <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Crain" title="Jesse Crain">Crain</a>, demoted to Class AAA Rochester earlier this season, is pitching with more confidence and, most importantly, he's not trying to overthrow the ball."<sup id="cite_ref-241" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-241"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="P">P</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=795" title="Edit section: P"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="paint">paint</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=796" title="Edit section: paint"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw <a href="#pitch">pitches</a> at the edges of the <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>. A <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> who can "paint" consistently may be said to <b>paint the</b> <b><a href="#on_the_black">black</a></b> or <b>paint the</b> <b><a href="#outside_corner">corner</a></b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pair_of_shoes">pair of shoes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=797" title="Edit section: pair of shoes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who <a href="#struck_out_looking">strikes out looking</a>. "He was left standing there like nothing but a pair of shoes."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="paper_doll_cutter">paper doll cutter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=798" title="Edit section: paper doll cutter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hard hit line drive that is hit so "square" and powerfully, that it has little or no spin. (Like a knuckleball) This results in the ball suddenly and sharply cutting left or right as it speeds past defenders. It is said that if such a hit were to strike a defensive player or runner, they would be left "cutting paper dolls" for the rest of their lives.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="parachute">parachute</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=799" title="Edit section: parachute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fly ball, perhaps driven into a strong wind, that appears to drop straight down into the fielder's glove.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="park">park</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=800" title="Edit section: park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit (a <a href="#home_run">home run</a>) "out of the park"; reference to the parking <i>lot</i> may be inferred.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="park_effects">park effects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=801" title="Edit section: park effects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Batting_Park_Factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting Park Factor">Batting Park Factor</a></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#hitter's_park">hitter's park</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="passed_ball">passed ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=802" title="Edit section: passed ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Passed_ball" title="Passed ball">Passed ball</a></div> <dl><dd>A catcher is charged with a passed ball (abbreviated <b>PB</b>) when he fails to hold or control a legally pitched ball which, in the opinion of the <a href="#official_scorer">official scorer</a>, should have been held or controlled with ordinary effort, and which permits a runner or runners to advance at least one base; and/or permits the batter to advance to first base, if it's a third strike (with first base unoccupied and/or two outs). A run that scores because of a passed ball is not scored as an earned run. Neither a passed ball nor a wild pitch is charged as an <a href="#error">error</a>. It is a separately kept statistic.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="paste">paste</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=803" title="Edit section: paste"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">ball</a> hard. Often used in the past tense: "He pasted the ball."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="patient_hitter">patient hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=804" title="Edit section: patient hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Doesn't do a lot of first-pitch swinging, swinging at pitches out of the strike zone, or even swinging at strikes he can't hit because of their location and/or type. Generally gets a lot of walks.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="patrol">patrol</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=805" title="Edit section: patrol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>An outfielder may be said to be "patrolling the outfield" (like a good soldier or police officer patrolling his assigned territory),</li> <li>A catcher who keeps runners from stealing bases is said to be good at "patrolling the basepaths".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="payback">payback</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=806" title="Edit section: payback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>If after the pitcher from one team tries to bean or otherwise hit a batter, the opposing pitcher retaliates by trying to hit a batter from the first pitcher's team, it's a "payback". Such retaliation often happens when it is one of a team's stars who is the initial target; in such a case the opposing pitcher is likely to target the star player on the other team when he gets his first opportunity. Umpires may issue a warning if they think a pitch is intentionally thrown at a batter, and if such an attempt happens again by either team's pitcher, the pitcher is likely to be ejected from the game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="payoff_game">payoff game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=807" title="Edit section: payoff game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The decisive one in a series, e.g. the third of five (if one team has already won two) or the fifth (if both have won two).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="payoff_pitch">payoff pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=808" title="Edit section: payoff pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> thrown with a <a href="#full_count">full count</a>. The implication is that much effort has gone into reaching this point (this is at least the sixth pitch of the <a href="#at_bat">at-bat</a>), and the pitch will either pay off for the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> (a <a href="#strike">strikeout</a>) or the batter (a <a href="#hit">hit</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walk</a>). However, a <a href="#foul_ball">foul ball</a> can extend the at-bat. The term is most often used when a <a href="#hit">hit</a> will score a <a href="#run">run</a> and a <a href="#strike">strikeout</a> will end the <a href="#inning">inning</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PCL">PCL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=809" title="Edit section: PCL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#AAA">AAA</a> <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a> that formerly had "open" classification (between AAA and major league) from 1952 to 1957, now operating as under Triple-A classification in the Western United States</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pea">pea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=810" title="Edit section: pea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitched ball thrown at high speed. "<a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clem</a> can really fling that pea."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pearl">pearl</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=811" title="Edit section: pearl"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A brand new baseball that has been rubbed down with ball mud, causing the ball to no longer be bright white and instead is a pearl white color.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pearod">pearod</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=812" title="Edit section: pearod"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hard line drive batted back at the pitcher.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PECOTA">PECOTA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=813" title="Edit section: PECOTA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PECOTA" title="PECOTA">PECOTA</a></div> <dl><dd>A system for forecasting pitcher and hitter performance developed by <a href="/wiki/Nate_Silver" title="Nate Silver">Nate Silver</a> of <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">Baseball Prospectus</a>. A player's "PECOTA" may be the forecasted range of his performance on a variety of indicators for the current or future seasons.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="peeking">peeking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=814" title="Edit section: peeking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the batter tries to see the catcher's signals to the pitcher.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="peg">peg</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=815" title="Edit section: peg"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw the ball to one of the bases. "The fielder pegged the ball to first."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pen">pen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=816" title="Edit section: pen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#bullpen">bullpen</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pennant_race">pennant race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=817" title="Edit section: pennant race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The competition to win the regular season championship in a baseball league. To win the <a href="/wiki/Pennant_(sports)" title="Pennant (sports)">pennant</a> or flag, a major league baseball team must first win enough of the 162 games in the regular season to reach the playoffs. Then it must win the league division series (LDS) and the league championship series (LCS). See <a href="/wiki/American_League_Division_Series" title="American League Division Series">American League Division Series</a> (ALDS), <a href="/wiki/American_League_Championship_Series" title="American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a> (ALCS), <a href="/wiki/National_League_Division_Series" title="National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a> (NLDS), and <a href="/wiki/National_League_Championship_Series" title="National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a> (NLCS).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pepper">pepper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=818" title="Edit section: pepper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pepper_(baseball)" title="Pepper (baseball)">Pepper (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A common pre-game exercise, where one player bunts to a nearby group of fielders; they throw it back as quickly as possible.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="percentage_points">percentage points</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=819" title="Edit section: percentage points"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>If Team A is in first place by less than half a game over Team B, Team B is said to be "within percentage points" of Team A.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="perfect_game">perfect game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=820" title="Edit section: perfect game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">Perfect game</a></div> <dl><dd>A special type of <a href="#no-hitter">no-hitter</a> where each <a href="#batter">batter</a> is <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">retired</a> consecutively, allowing no <a href="#baserunner">baserunners</a> via <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a>, <a href="#error">errors</a>, or any other means. In short, "27 up, 27 down". A "perfect game" could involve multiple pitchers with one pitcher relieving another, but in the <a href="#MLB">major league</a> they are defined as being thrown by a single <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="perfect_inning">perfect inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=821" title="Edit section: perfect inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An inning in which a pitcher allows no runners to reach base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="permanently_ineligible">permanently ineligible</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=822" title="Edit section: permanently ineligible"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Major League Baseball's designation for someone who is banned from MLB or affiliated minor league clubs, for misconduct. Permanently ineligible players are also ineligible for induction into the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Fame</a>. Banned individuals may be reinstated at the discretion of the Commissioner of Baseball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PFP">PFP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=823" title="Edit section: PFP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A commonly used acronym for <b>P</b>itchers' <b>F</b>ielding <b>P</b>ractice. A session in which pitchers practice fielding bunts and other ground balls, throwing to a base, and covering first base and home plate.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="phantom_ballplayer">phantom ballplayer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=824" title="Edit section: phantom ballplayer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Phantom_ballplayer" title="Phantom ballplayer">Phantom ballplayer</a></div> <dl><dd>Someone who is incorrectly listed in source materials as playing in a Major League Baseball game, although they did not actually play.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="phantom_tag">phantom tag</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=825" title="Edit section: phantom tag"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>an erroneous call by an <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> in which a baserunner is ruled as having been <a href="/wiki/Tag_out" title="Tag out">tagged out</a> when in fact the fielder never legally tagged the runner.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pick_it_clean">pick it clean</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=826" title="Edit section: pick it clean"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To field a sharply hit ground ball without bobbling it.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pick_me_up">pick me up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=827" title="Edit section: pick me up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Having made a mistake or failed an attempt, a player may ask a teammate, "Pick me up." Said in praise by a pitcher, "The guys picked me up with a lot of runs today."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pick_up_the_pitch">pick up the pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=828" title="Edit section: pick up the pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter's ability to detect what kind of pitch is being thrown.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="picket_fence">picket fence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=829" title="Edit section: picket fence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A series of 1's on the scoreboard, resembling a <a href="/wiki/Picket_fence" title="Picket fence">picket fence</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pickle">pickle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=830" title="Edit section: pickle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#rundown">rundown</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pickoff">pickoff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=831" title="Edit section: pickoff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pickoff" title="Pickoff">Pickoff</a></div> <dl><dd>A quick throw from the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> (or sometimes the <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>) to a <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> <a href="#covering_a_base">covering a base</a> when the ball has not been hit into play.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pill">pill</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=832" title="Edit section: pill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">baseball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pimping">pimping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=833" title="Edit section: pimping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Acting ostentatiously or showboating to gain the attention or approval of the fans. See <b><a href="#grandstand_play">grandstand play</a></b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pinch_hitter">pinch hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=834" title="Edit section: pinch hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">Pinch hitter</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules#Substitutions" title="Baseball rules">substitute</a> <a href="#batter">batter</a>, brought in during a critical situation ("a pinch").</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pinch_runner">pinch runner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=835" title="Edit section: pinch runner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pinch_runner" title="Pinch runner">Pinch runner</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Baseball_rules#Substitutions" title="Baseball rules">substitute</a> <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a>, brought in during a critical situation ("a pinch").</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pine_tar">pine tar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=836" title="Edit section: pine tar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Pine tar, which is notoriously sticky, improves a batter's grip on the bat. See <a href="/wiki/Pine_Tar_Incident" title="Pine Tar Incident">Pine Tar Incident</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pink_hat">pink hat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=837" title="Edit section: pink hat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fan of a team who is perceived to be merely "jumping on the bandwagon" as opposed to a more loyal, knowledgeable fan (of either gender).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pinpoint_control">pinpoint control</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=838" title="Edit section: pinpoint control"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who is able to throw the ball to a precise spot in the strike zone has "pinpoint control". See <a href="/wiki/Control_pitcher" title="Control pitcher">control pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitch">pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=839" title="Edit section: pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">Pitch (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Baseball_(ball)" title="Baseball (ball)">baseball</a> delivered by the <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> from the <a href="#mound">pitcher's mound</a> to the <a href="#batter">batter</a> as defined by the <i>Official Rules of Baseball, Rule 2.00 (Pitch)</i> and <i>Rule 8.01</i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitch_around">pitch around</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=840" title="Edit section: pitch around"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To repeatedly miss the strike zone hoping the batter will "<a href="#chase">chase one</a>". Also, <a href="/wiki/Intentional_base_on_balls" title="Intentional base on balls">deliberately</a> walking him.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitch_count">pitch count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=841" title="Edit section: pitch count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pitch_count" title="Pitch count">Pitch count</a></div> <dl><dd>How many times a pitcher has thrown thus far (this game).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitch_to">pitch to</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=842" title="Edit section: pitch to"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The opposite of pitching around, i.e. throwing <i>every</i> pitch into the strike zone.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitch_to_contact">pitch to contact</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=843" title="Edit section: pitch to contact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who doesn't try to strike out batters but instead tries to get them to hit the ball weakly, especially on the ground, is said to pitch to contact.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitch_tracking">pitch tracking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=844" title="Edit section: pitch tracking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The use of technology and analytics to evaluate pitching, including information such as pitch velocity, spin rate, and break (curve).<sup id="cite_ref-242" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-242"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitcher">pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=845" title="Edit section: pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#fielder">fielder</a> responsible for <a href="#pitch">pitching</a> the ball. Prior to 1884, the rules specified that the ball was to be "pitched, not thrown to the bat", i.e. underhand.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitcher_of_record">pitcher of record</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=846" title="Edit section: pitcher of record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record (pitching)</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitcher's_best_friend"><span id="pitcher.27s_best_friend"></span>pitcher's best friend</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=847" title="Edit section: pitcher's best friend"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Nickname for a <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitchers'_duel"><span id="pitchers.27_duel"></span>pitchers' duel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=848" title="Edit section: pitchers' duel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A very low-scoring game in which both starting pitchers allow few batters to reach base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitcher's_mound"><span id="pitcher.27s_mound"></span>pitcher's mound</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=849" title="Edit section: pitcher's mound"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b><a href="#mound">The mound</a></b>, or colloquially <b>the hill</b> or <b>the bump</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitcher's_park"><span id="pitcher.27s_park"></span>pitcher's park</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=850" title="Edit section: pitcher's park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A park in which pitchers tend to perform better than they perform on average in all other parks; inverse of <a href="#hitter's_park">hitter's park</a>. See <a href="/wiki/Batting_Park_Factor" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting Park Factor">park factor</a>.</dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>When the wind is blowing "in" at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>, it is typically rendered a "pitcher's park", and a low score for one or both teams is not unusual. Under those circumstances, no-hitters also become possible at a park many fans normally think of as a "hitter's park".</li> <li>Because of its large foul area (recently shrunk to add more seating), symmetrical outfield walls, and small "corners" near the foul poles, <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> is traditionally known as a pitcher's park, especially at night, when fly balls tend to die more quickly than they do during the day.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitcher's_pitch"><span id="pitcher.27s_pitch"></span>pitcher's pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=851" title="Edit section: pitcher's pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The pitch the pitcher <i>wants</i> hit because he knows it will still most likely result in an out.<sup id="cite_ref-243" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-243"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitcher's_spot"><span id="pitcher.27s_spot"></span>pitcher's spot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=852" title="Edit section: pitcher's spot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>In games where the <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a> rule is not in effect, or in DH rule games where a team has forfeited its DH, this term refers to the pitcher's turn in the <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball)" title="Batting order (baseball)">batting order</a>; its usage usually implies there is some possibility that the pitcher will not actually take his turn batting and instead will be replaced by a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a> and by rule a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitching_from_behind">pitching from behind</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=853" title="Edit section: pitching from behind"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher frequently falls <a href="#behind_in_the_count">behind in the count</a>, he finds himself pitching from behind.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pitchout">pitchout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=854" title="Edit section: pitchout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pitchout" title="Pitchout">Pitchout</a></div> <dl><dd>A defensive tactic used to <a href="#pickoff">pick off</a> a <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a>, typically employed when the defense thinks a stolen base play is planned. The <a href="#pitch">pitch</a> is thrown <a href="#outside_corner">outside</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> catches it while standing, and can quickly throw to a base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pivot_man">pivot man</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=855" title="Edit section: pivot man"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Generally refers to the <a href="/wiki/Second_baseman" title="Second baseman">second baseman</a>. A second baseman often has to turn or pivot on one foot in order to complete a <a href="/wiki/Double_play" title="Double play">double play</a>. A short-stop also sometimes pivots to complete such a play.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PL_or_P.L.">PL or P.L.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=856" title="Edit section: PL or P.L."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players' League">Players' League</a></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for <a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players' League">Players' League</a>, a one-year (1890) major league.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="place_hitter">place hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=857" title="Edit section: place hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who has skill in controlling where he hits the ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plate">plate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=858" title="Edit section: plate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">Home plate</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>As a noun, <b>plate</b> usually connotes <a href="/wiki/Home_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Home plate">home plate</a>. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher%27s_mound" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher's mound">pitcher's plate</a>, but it is more commonly referred to as the <a href="#rubber">rubber</a>.</li> <li>As a verb, <b>plate</b> means to score a <a href="#run">run</a>. "In the fourth our defense continued to hold and we managed to plate a couple runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at<span class="nowrap"> </span>3."<sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plate_appearance">plate appearance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=859" title="Edit section: plate appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">Plate appearance</a></div> <dl><dd>Any turn at bat is considered a <i>plate appearance</i> for computing stats such as <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a>, and for determining whether a batter has <i>enough of them</i> (minimum 3.1 X number of scheduled games) to qualify for the batting average championship. Plate appearances consist of standard <a href="#at_bat">at-bats</a> plus situations where there is no at-bat charged, such as a base on balls or a sacrifice. However, if the batter is standing in the batter's box and the third out is made elsewhere (for example, by a caught-stealing or by an appeal play), then it does not count as an appearance, because that same batter will lead off the next inning.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plate_discipline">plate discipline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=860" title="Edit section: plate discipline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter shows "plate discipline" by not swinging at pitches that are out of the strike zone, nor at pitches that are in the strike zone but not where he knows he can hit it. Such a batter might be described as a <a href="#patient_hitter">patient hitter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="platinum_sombrero">platinum sombrero</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=861" title="Edit section: platinum sombrero"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter strikes out five times in one game. Also called <a href="#Olympic_Rings">Olympic Rings</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="platoon">platoon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=862" title="Edit section: platoon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Platoon_system" title="Platoon system">Platoon system</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The practice of assigning two players to the same defensive position during a season, normally to complement a <a href="#batter">batter</a> who hits well against left-handed <a href="#pitcher">pitchers</a> with one who hits well against righties. Individual players may also find themselves marked as a platoon player, based on their hitting against righties vs. against lefties. <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Casey Stengel</a> brought some attention to the system by using it frequently during his <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' run of five consecutive <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champions during 1949–1953.</li> <li>"Platooning" sometimes refers to the in-game strategic replacement of batters in the line-up based on the handedness of a newly inserted relief pitcher, or conversely the strategic insertion of a relief pitcher to face a batter of the same hand. This is the logic behind having a <a href="#LOOGY">LOOGY</a> on the roster, for example. The LOOGY is to pitching what a pinch-hitter is to batting: put into the line-up for short-term strategic advantage.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="platter">platter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=863" title="Edit section: platter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#plate">Home plate</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="play">play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=864" title="Edit section: play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Any small sequence of events during a game, never lasting long enough to contain more than one pitch, during which at least one offensive player could <a href="#advance_a_runner">advance</a>, or score a <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">run</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Tag_up" title="Tag up">tag up</a>, etc., or could be put <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a>. This includes, for example, a <a href="#pop">pop</a> <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul</a>, during which it is possible for the <a href="/wiki/Batter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter (baseball)">batter</a> to be put out, but advancing is not possible and neither is scoring. This term, "<a href="#play_(noun)">play</a>", is mentioned (appears) in the article about the definition of an <a href="/wiki/Error_(baseball)" title="Error (baseball)">error</a>.</li> <li>Where the action is focused at a given time, in particular where a runner is about to reach a base or reach home, and the defense is attempting to get him out. An announcer might declare <b>"There's a play at home"</b>, for example, if a runner is attempting to score and the catcher is about to receive a throw and attempt to tag the runner out.</li> <li>Also see <a href="#in_play">in play</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="play_by_the_book">play by the book</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=865" title="Edit section: play by the book"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To follow the conventional wisdom in game strategy and player use. For example, when to <a href="#sacrifice_bunt">bunt</a> or when to bring in the <a href="#closer">closer</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="player_to_be_named_later">player to be named later</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=866" title="Edit section: player to be named later"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Player_to_be_named_later" title="Player to be named later">Player to be named later</a></div> <dl><dd>A "player to be named later" (PTBNL) is a mystery player in a baseball trade. The teams agree on a future date to decide who the PTBNL will be. This can be a minor leaguer, a cash payment, or even someone already on the trading team's roster.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="players'_manager"><span id="players.27_manager"></span>players' manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=867" title="Edit section: players' manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A manager who is close to his players and whom the players consider a peer and a friend. The knock on players' managers is that they tend to not be disciplinarians and find it hard to make a tough decision in the <i>team's</i> best interest. Thus the term is not always complimentary, and many managers find they must maintain some aloofness in order to be effective. <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a> is often referred to as a player's manager; his approach can be effective with mature players who take their responsibilities seriously. <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Casey Stengel</a> used to say the secret to managing was "to keep the guys who are neutral about you away from the guys that hate your guts."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="playing_back">playing back</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=868" title="Edit section: playing back"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The usual position depth taken by infielders when they're not anticipating a <a href="#bunt">bunt</a> or setting up for a <a href="#double_play_depth">double play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="playing_in">playing in</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=869" title="Edit section: playing in"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the infield is shallower than normal in order to attempt to throw out a runner on third-base on a ground ball. This does not allow the infielders to cover as much ground however, and can turn a routine ground ball into a base hit.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="playoffs">playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=870" title="Edit section: playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>All the <a href="#series">series</a> played after the end of the 162-game <a href="#regular_season">regular season</a>. This includes the <a href="#ALDS_or_A.L.D.S.">American League Division Series</a>, <a href="#NLDS_or_N.L.D.S.">National League Division Series</a>, <a href="#ALCS_or_A.L.C.S.">American League Championship Series</a>, <a href="#NLDS_or_N.L.D.S.">National League Championship Series</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>.</li> <li>Any short set or series of games played after the regular season to determine a division or league champion. Also called the "post-season". Technically speaking, if a one-game playoff is required to determine who wins the regular season or the <a href="/wiki/MLB_Wild_Card" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Wild Card">wild card</a> (and thereby qualifies for the post-season) is counted as part of the regular season.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plunked">plunked</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=871" title="Edit section: plunked"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#hit_by_pitch">Hit by a pitch</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plus">plus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=872" title="Edit section: plus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The plus sign (+) is an indicator that a starting pitcher began an inning and faced at least one hitter without recording an out. In the <a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">box score</a>, the pitcher is said to have pitched <i>x+</i> innings, where <i>x</i> is the number of innings completed in the game. For example, if the starter gives up two walks to lead off the sixth inning and is pulled for a reliever, "5+" innings is recorded in the box score.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plus_pitch">plus pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=873" title="Edit section: plus pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch that is better than above average when compared to the rest of the league. Often the <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeout</a> pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plus_plus_pitch">plus plus pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=874" title="Edit section: plus plus pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch that is among the best of its type in the league and is essentially unhittable when thrown well. Often a <a href="/wiki/Breaking_pitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Breaking pitch">breaking pitch</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="plus_player">plus player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=875" title="Edit section: plus player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player with above-average major league skills. A term from baseball scouting and player evaluation. See also <a href="#5-tool_player">5-tool player</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="poke">poke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=876" title="Edit section: poke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#hit">hit</a>. Referring to an extra-base hit or home run, a fan or announcer might exclaim, "That was quite a poke." A reporter might record a <a href="#line_drive">line drive</a> as "Cameron pokes a shot into left field."<sup id="cite_ref-245" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-245"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pop">pop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=877" title="Edit section: pop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A batter with "pop" has exceptional bat speed and power. "Reggie popped one" implies that Reggie hit a home run. Example in baseball writing: "<a href="/wiki/Ian_Kinsler" title="Ian Kinsler">Ian Kinsler</a> Proves He Has Pop to Center".<sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A <b>pop-up</b> is a <a href="#bat_the_ball">batted ball</a> that is hit very high and stays in the <a href="/wiki/Infield#Baseball" title="Infield">infield</a>. Called a <b>pop-foul</b> when it falls or is <a href="/wiki/Catch_(baseball)" title="Catch (baseball)">caught</a> in <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field#Specifications" title="Baseball field">foul territory</a>. Example: "Rondini popped it foul out of play" implies that Rondini hit a <a href="/wiki/Batted_ball" title="Batted ball">pop-up</a> or pop-foul that went into the stands where a defender couldn't reach it.</li> <li>Brendan C. Boyd and Fred C. Harris, in their impish commentary in <i>The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book</i>, discussed a player who was known for hitting sky-high popups and said that "he could have played his career in a stovepipe".<sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="portsider">portsider</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=878" title="Edit section: portsider"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A left-handed pitcher, so named because "<a href="/wiki/Port_(nautical)" class="mw-redirect" title="Port (nautical)">port</a>" refers to the left side of a ship. Synonym: <a href="#southpaw">southpaw</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="position">position</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=879" title="Edit section: position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">Baseball positions</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>One of the nine <a href="/wiki/Baseball_positions" title="Baseball positions">defensive positions</a> on a baseball team, consisting of (in scorekeepers' numerical order): (1) pitcher, (2) catcher, (3) first baseman, (4) second baseman, (5) third baseman, (6) shortstop, (7) left fielder, (8) center fielder, (9) right fielder. Positions<span class="nowrap"> </span>3 through<span class="nowrap"> </span>6 are called <b>infield positions</b>. Positions 7, 8, and<span class="nowrap"> </span>9 are <b>outfield positions</b>. The pitcher and catcher are the <b>battery</b>. For purposes of the <a href="/wiki/Infield_fly_rule" title="Infield fly rule">infield fly rule</a> the pitcher and catcher are counted as infielders, and such a broader definition of infielders is commonly used, if only to differentiate them from outfielders. Players in positions<span class="nowrap"> </span>2 through<span class="nowrap"> </span>9—all positions except the pitcher—are <b>position players</b>.</li> <li>A defensive player also <b><a href="/wiki/Baseball_positioning" title="Baseball positioning">positions himself</a></b> differently—sets up in a different location on the field while playing his position—depending on who is pitching, who is at bat, whether runners are on base, the number of outs, and the score of the game.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="position_player">position player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=880" title="Edit section: position player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Position_player" title="Position player">Position player</a></div> <dl><dd>Any defensive player other than the <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="post-season">post-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=881" title="Edit section: post-season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#playoffs">playoffs</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pound_the_batter_inside">pound the batter inside</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=882" title="Edit section: pound the batter inside"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To pitch the ball over the inside of the plate, in on his hands, typically with a fastball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pound_the_strike_zone">pound the strike zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=883" title="Edit section: pound the strike zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#attack_the_strike_zone">attack the strike zone</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="powder_river">powder river</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=884" title="Edit section: powder river"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fastball with extreme velocity.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="power_alleys">power alleys</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=885" title="Edit section: power alleys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Either of the two areas in the outfield between the outfielders, i.e. left-center field and right-center field. The furthest dimensions may not be marked on the wall.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="power_hitter">power hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=886" title="Edit section: power hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Power_hitter" title="Power hitter">Power hitter</a></div> <dl><dd>A powerful <a href="#batter">batter</a> who hits many <a href="#home_run">home runs</a> and <a href="#extra_bases">extra base hits</a>, but who may not have a high <a href="#batting_average">batting average</a>, due to an "all or nothing" hitting approach. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Dave Kingman</a> is perhaps the best example of an "all power, low batting average" slugger. See <a href="#slugger">slugger</a> and <a href="#slug">slugging percentage</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="power_outage">power outage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=887" title="Edit section: power outage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter with a high slugging average suddenly appears to have lost that ability, he is "having a power outage".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="power_pitcher">power pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=888" title="Edit section: power pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Power_pitcher" title="Power pitcher">Power pitcher</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who relies heavily on his <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>. <a href="#control_artist">Control pitchers</a> and <a href="#contact_pitcher">contact pitchers</a> rely more on variety and location than velocity.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="power_stroke">power stroke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=889" title="Edit section: power stroke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hitter with a good power stroke is one who typically gets <a href="#extra_bases">extra bases</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="power_surge">power surge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=890" title="Edit section: power surge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter with a low slugging average suddenly appears to have gained that ability, he is "having a power surge".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pow_wow">pow wow</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=891" title="Edit section: pow wow"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A meeting on the mound between a coach and players to discuss strategy. See <a href="#tea_party">tea party</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="prep">prep</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=892" title="Edit section: prep"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A prep player is a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Draft">draft</a> prospect who is still in high school, e.g. "Nationals select prep right-hander <a href="/wiki/Lucas_Giolito" title="Lucas Giolito">Lucas Giolito</a> 16th overall."<sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pro_ball">pro ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=893" title="Edit section: pro ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Used to refer to <i>both</i> major and minor leagues, especially on trading cards. For example, "Complete Professional Record" would include major <i>and</i> minor league seasons while "Complete Major League Record" would not. (Minor league players consider it an insult if asked when they'll "get to the pros".)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="probable_pitcher">probable pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=894" title="Edit section: probable pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who is scheduled to start the next game or one of the next few games is often described as a "probable pitcher".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="productive_out">productive out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=895" title="Edit section: productive out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter makes an out but <a href="#advance_a_runner">advances</a> one or more runners in the process, he has made a productive out. In contrast, a strikeout or other out in which no runners advance is unproductive.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="projectable">projectable</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=896" title="Edit section: projectable"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A scouting term for a young player with excellent <a href="#5-tool_player">tools</a> who appears likely to develop into a productive or more powerful player in the future.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="protested_game">protested game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=897" title="Edit section: protested game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Protested_game" title="Protested game">Protested game</a></div> <dl><dd>A manager may protest a game if he believes an umpire's decision is in violation of the official rules. An umpire's judgment call (i.e., balls and strikes, safe or out, fair or foul) may not be protested.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="pull">pull</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=898" title="Edit section: pull"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To <b>pull the ball</b> is to hit it toward the side of the field usually associated with a full swing: a right-handed hitter pulls it left and a left-handed hitter pulls it right.</li> <li>To <b>pull a hitter</b> is to substitute a <a href="#pinch_hitter">pinch hitter</a>.</li> <li>To <b>pull a pitcher</b> is to relieve him. See <a href="#hook">hook</a>.</li> <li>A pitcher has "pulled the string" (think <a href="/wiki/Marionette" title="Marionette">marionette</a>) if the batter swung where the pitch was going instead of where it went.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punch_and_Judy">Punch and Judy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=899" title="Edit section: Punch and Judy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A "<a href="/wiki/Punch_and_Judy" title="Punch and Judy">Punch and Judy</a> hitter" has very little power.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="punch_out">punch out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=900" title="Edit section: punch out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#strike">strikeout</a>. Named such because the umpire will typically make a punching-like signal on the third strike, especially if the batter does not swing at the pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="purpose_pitch">purpose pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=901" title="Edit section: purpose pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#brushback">brushback</a>, intended to make the batter move away from home plate. A batter targeted by such a pitch is sometimes said to get a <b>close shave</b>. 1950s pitcher <a href="/wiki/Sal_Maglie" title="Sal Maglie">Sal Maglie</a> was called "the Barber" due to his frequent use of such pitches. A sportswriting wag once stated that its "purpose" was "to separate the head from the shoulders".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="push">push</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=902" title="Edit section: push"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A right-handed batter who hits the ball toward right field, <a href="/wiki/Ditto_mark" title="Ditto mark">ditto</a> left, has "pushed" it.</li> <li>The best situation for a "push bunt" is runners at first and third with one out (<a href="/wiki/Surprise_factor" title="Surprise factor">or</a> no outs); if successful, the result will be a run scored, a runner on second, and two outs (or one).</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="put_a_charge_on_the_ball">put a charge on the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=903" title="Edit section: put a charge on the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit the ball very hard, typically for a home run.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="put_a_hurt">put a hurt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=904" title="Edit section: put a hurt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To hit the ball extremely hard.</li> <li>To beat another team, especially by a decisive score.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="put_away">put away</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=905" title="Edit section: put away"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A fielder who catches a fly ball, or who tags a runner may be said to "put away" his opponent. Similarly, a pitcher may "put away" a batter by striking him out.</li> <li>A team may "put away" its opponent by making a decisive play or out, or by <a href="#break_open_the_game">breaking open the game</a> and gaining a substantial lead.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Q">Q</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=906" title="Edit section: Q"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="qualifier">qualifier</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=907" title="Edit section: qualifier"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A qualifier is a <a href="/wiki/Batting_(baseball)" title="Batting (baseball)">batter</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> that has played enough to be eligible for a percentage-based league leaderboard. In <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB), batters become eligible for the league leaderboards in <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a>, <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a>, and <a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">on-base plus slugging</a> percentage once they've taken at least 3.1 <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearance" title="Plate appearance">plate appearances</a> per game played by their team, extrapolated to a total of 502 plate appearances for a standard 162-game season. MLB pitchers become eligible for league leaderboards in <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA), <a href="/wiki/Walks_plus_hits_per_inning_pitched" title="Walks plus hits per inning pitched">walks plus hits per inning pitched</a> (WHIP), and <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_against" title="Batting average against">batting average against</a> once their <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings pitched</a> is greater than or equal to the number of games their team has played, setting a minimum of 162 innings pitched for a 162-game season. Players must be qualifiers in order to win a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_batting_champions" title="List of Major League Baseball batting champions">batting title</a> or an <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">ERA title</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="quality_at_bat">quality at bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=908" title="Edit section: quality at bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An at bat in which the batter is productive, whether that involves advancing a runner with a sacrifice bunt (or even a ground ball out), getting on base, or just making the pitcher throw a lot. Thus a quality at bat is not measured simply by the standard batting statistics such as batting average, on-base percentage, or slugging average. <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> catcher <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Joe Mauer</a>: "Seeing a lot of pitches, fighting bad pitches off – basically, just waiting for a pitch you can handle. Whether you're a power guy, or more of a slap hitter guy, if you find a pitch you're comfortable in handling, that's a quality at-bat. If you get on base or drive a ball up the gap, you pretty much know you had a good plate appearance. But it's mostly about making sure you get your pitch."<sup id="cite_ref-250" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-250"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="quality_start">quality start</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=909" title="Edit section: quality start"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Quality_start" title="Quality start">Quality start</a></div> <dl><dd>When a <a href="#starting_pitcher">starter</a> pitches at least six complete <a href="#inning">innings</a> and allows three or fewer <a href="#earned_run">earned runs</a> – even in a loss. A pitcher can perform well yet not be involved in the win–loss <a href="#no_decision">"decision"</a>. This statistic was developed by sportswriter John Lowe to capture an aspect of pitcher performance that is not part of the standard statistics collected by Major League Baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is catching on among baseball players and management, but also has some skeptics. Former <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Jimy_Williams" title="Jimy Williams">Jimy Williams</a> was said to hate this statistic. "Quality start?" he would harumph. "Quality means you win."<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="quick_pitch">quick pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=910" title="Edit section: quick pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the MLB Network TV Show, see <a href="/wiki/Quick_Pitch_(TV_series)" title="Quick Pitch (TV series)">Quick Pitch (TV series)</a>.</div> <dl><dd>An <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)#Other_pitches" title="Pitch (baseball)">illegal pitch</a> where the ball is thrown before the <a href="#batter">batter</a> is set in the <a href="/wiki/Batter%27s_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Batter's box">batter's box</a>. (<i>Official Rules of Baseball, Rule 8.05(e)</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If there is no one on base, the pitch is called a ball, but if there are any number of runners on base, it is ruled a <a href="/wiki/Balk" title="Balk">balk</a>. The ruling of a quick pitch is always up to the umpire.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="quiet_bats">quiet bats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=911" title="Edit section: quiet bats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher prevents the opposing hitters from getting a lot of hits, or big hits, he's said to have "quieted some bats". "Iowa's starting pitcher, Jarred Hippen, was able to quiet the Spartans' bats the rest of the way to seal the victory."<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Headline: "Miscues, Quiet Bats, Cost D-Backs".<sup id="cite_ref-255" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-255"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="quiet_swing">quiet swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=912" title="Edit section: quiet swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who holds his head, hands, and bat very still while awaiting the pitch may be said to have a quiet swing. "<a href="/wiki/Hideki_Matsui" title="Hideki Matsui">Hideki Matsui</a>'s quiet swing and stance are a big part of the reason why he is able to hit for both power and average."<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="R">R</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=913" title="Edit section: R"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rabbit_ears">rabbit ears</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=914" title="Edit section: rabbit ears"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Indicates a participant in the game who hears things perhaps too well for their own good. A player who becomes nervous or chokes when opposing players or fans yell at or razz them is said to have rabbit ears. Also, an umpire who picks up on every complaint hurled at them from the <a href="/wiki/Dugout_(baseball)" title="Dugout (baseball)">dugouts</a> is described this way.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rag_arm">rag arm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=915" title="Edit section: rag arm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player, typically a pitcher, with a weak arm. "I hope the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cubs</a> did not give up an actual <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a> player for this rag-arm home-run machine."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="railroad">railroad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=916" title="Edit section: railroad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To run into and knock over the catcher when running home from third base, or to run into a first-baseman when running from home to first. In either case, neither the catcher nor the first baseman may be able to duck out of the way because he must play the ball and stay in position in order to make an out.<sup id="cite_ref-257" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-257"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rain_delay">rain delay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=917" title="Edit section: rain delay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Rain <i>delay</i> refers to situations when a game starts late due to rain or is temporarily suspended due to rain. A game that is suspended after it has begun may be resumed either the same day or at a later date. A game that never begins, or that is canceled after it begins, due to rain is a <a href="/wiki/Rainout_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainout (baseball)">rainout</a> and in most cases will be rescheduled for a later date – a <a href="#make-up_game">make-up date</a>. In the event of a non-tie game past the 5th inning with heavy inclement weather, the game may be called with the winner being the team that was ahead at the end of the last completed inning (except during the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">MLB postseason</a>).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rainbow">rainbow</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=918" title="Edit section: rainbow"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#curveball">curveball</a> with a high arc in its path to the <a href="#home_plate">plate</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rainout">rainout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=919" title="Edit section: rainout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rainout_(sports)" title="Rainout (sports)">Rainout (sports)</a></div> <dl><dd>A rainout refers to a game that is canceled or stopped in progress due to rain. Generally, Major League Baseball teams will continue play in light to moderate rain but will suspend play if it is raining heavily or if there is standing water on the field. Games can also be delayed or canceled for other forms of inclement weather, or if the field is found to be unfit for play. If a game is rained out before play begins, a <a href="#make-up_game">make-up game</a> is rescheduled for a later date. If a game is called after play begins but before 4½ innings have been completed (if the home team is ahead) or five innings have been completed (if the visitors are ahead or the game is tied), the game is not an official game. The umpire declares "No Game", the game is played in its entirety at a later date, and statistics compiled during the game are not counted. Games that are stopped after they become official games count in the standings (unless the game is tied, in which case it is replayed from the beginning), and statistics compiled during the game are counted. In the MLB postseason, however, games that are called before <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">4<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> innings have been completed are treated as suspended games, and fans are usually given a <a href="/wiki/Rain_check_(baseball)" title="Rain check (baseball)">rain check</a> to attend another game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rake">rake</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=920" title="Edit section: rake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit the ball really hard, and all over the park. When you're raking, you're hitting very well. "<a href="/wiki/Mike_Gosling" title="Mike Gosling">Mike Gosling</a> allowed one run on five hits over <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">6<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings and Alex Terry raked Pawtucket pitching for 14 hits as the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Bats" title="Louisville Bats">Bats</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket_Red_Sox" title="Pawtucket Red Sox">Red Sox</a>, 7–1, in an <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> game Wednesday."<sup id="cite_ref-258" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-258"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rally">rally</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=921" title="Edit section: rally"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To come back from a deficit. This typically occurs in the final innings of a game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rally_cap">rally cap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=922" title="Edit section: rally cap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rally_cap" title="Rally cap">Rally cap</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Baseball_cap" title="Baseball cap">cap</a> worn backwards, sideways, or inside-out by fans or players to bring a <a href="#rally">rally</a>. Said to have originated by fans of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> during the 1985 baseball season, when the Mets captured several dramatic come-from-behind victories, and spread to the players themselves some time during the 1986 season. It rose to national awareness during the <a href="/wiki/1986_World_Series" title="1986 World Series">1986 World Series</a>. The Mets were down three games to two and losing the deciding game to the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Sox">Red Sox</a>, when in the seventh inning, television cameras showed some of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> players in the <a href="#dugout">dugout</a> wearing their caps inside-out. The team rallied to win the game and the series.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="range">range</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=923" title="Edit section: range"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#fielder">fielder's</a> ability to move from his position to field a ball in play.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="reach_or_reached">reach or reached</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=924" title="Edit section: reach or reached"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#batter">batter</a> becoming a <a href="#baserunner">baserunner</a> by attaining <a href="#first_base">first base</a> without becoming <a href="#out">out</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RBI">RBI</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=925" title="Edit section: RBI"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Run batted in</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>An RBI or "run batted in" is a <a href="#run">run</a> scored as a result of a <a href="#hit">hit</a>; a bases-filled <a href="#walk-off_home_run">walk</a> or hit-by-pitch or awarding of first base due to interference; a sacrifice; or a single-out fielder's choice (not a double play).</li> <li>Official credit to a <a href="#batter">batter</a> for driving in a run.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RBI_situation">RBI situation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=926" title="Edit section: RBI situation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#baserunner">Runners</a> in <a href="#scoring_position">scoring position</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="receiver">receiver</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=927" title="Edit section: receiver"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Another term for <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>. Also <a href="/wiki/Backstop_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Backstop (baseball)">backstop</a>, signal caller.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="regular_season">regular season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=928" title="Edit section: regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The 162-game schedule that all <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> teams usually complete. However, if a special one-game playoff is required to determine which team goes to the league division championship series (the <a href="#ALDS_or_A.L.D.S.">ALDS</a> or the <a href="#NLDS_or_N.L.D.S.">NLDS</a>), this 163rd game is also counted as part of the regular season. All team and player statistics from this game are also counted as regular season statistics. For example, if a pitcher wins his 20th game in the 163rd game played in the one-game playoff, he would be a "20 game winner" for the season. Similarly, a batter's performance in that extra game might determine whether he wins the title for best batting average or most home runs in the season.</li> <li>On occasion, teams do not complete every game of the regular season, as when playing a <a href="#make-up_game">make-up game</a> and the outcome of that game could not possibly help either team reach the playoffs.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="regulation_game">regulation game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=929" title="Edit section: regulation game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A standard <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> game lasts nine <a href="#inning">innings</a>, although some leagues (such as high school baseball) use seven-inning games. The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins. If the home team is ahead after eight-and-a-half innings have been played, it is declared the winner, and the last half-inning is not played. If the home team is trailing or tied in the last inning and they score to take the lead, the game ends as soon as the winning run touches <a href="#home">home plate</a>; however, if the last batter hits a <a href="#home_run">home run</a> to win the game, he and any runners on base are all permitted to score.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>If both teams have scored the same number of runs at the end of a regular-length game, a tie is avoided by the addition of <a href="#extra_innings">extra innings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-259" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-259"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As many innings as necessary are played until one team has the lead at the end of an inning. Thus, the home team always has a chance to respond if the visiting team scores in the top half of the inning; this gives the home team a small tactical advantage. In theory, a baseball game could go on forever; in practice, however, they eventually end (although see <a href="/wiki/Longest_professional_baseball_game" title="Longest professional baseball game">Longest professional baseball game</a>).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rehab_assignment">rehab assignment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=930" title="Edit section: rehab assignment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a Major League player recovering from injury or illness plays a short stint with one of the team's minor-league affiliates before coming off the disabled list. The particular affiliate may be chosen based on its proximity to the club's home town rather than the level of play. A rehab assignment does not carry the same stigma as being <a href="#sent_down">sent down</a> to the minors for poor performance.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="relay">relay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=931" title="Edit section: relay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A defensive technique where the ball is thrown by an <a href="#outfielder">outfielder</a> to an <a href="#infielder">infielder</a> who then throws to the final target. This is done because accurate throws are more difficult over long distances and the ball loses a considerable amount of speed the farther it must be thrown. Also <a href="#cut-off">cut-off</a>. Also the second throw during a <a href="#double_play">double play</a>. As in "They were only able to get the lead runner because the relay was not in time."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=932" title="Edit section: relief pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">Relief pitcher</a></div> <dl><dd>A relief pitcher or reliever is a <a href="#pitcher">pitcher</a> brought in the game as a substitute for (i.e., "to relieve") another pitcher.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="reliever">reliever</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=933" title="Edit section: reliever"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="replacement-level_player">replacement-level player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=934" title="Edit section: replacement-level player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player of common skills available for minimum cost to a Major League Baseball team. A team of replacement-level players would be expected to win a baseline minimum number of games, typically 40–50, per 162-game season.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="replacement_player">replacement player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=935" title="Edit section: replacement player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_replacement_players" title="List of Major League Baseball replacement players">List of Major League Baseball replacement players</a></div> <dl><dd>A player who is not a member of the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">Major League Baseball Players Association</a> but plays during strikes or lockouts.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="restricted_list">restricted list</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=936" title="Edit section: restricted list"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A roster designation for players who are not available, either because of a player's own action (such as declining to play or getting arrested)<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or when "unusual circumstances exist."<sup id="cite_ref-officialrules_261-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officialrules-261"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Placing a player on the restricted list allows a team to remove the player from both their roster and their payroll indefinitely, while retaining their rights to the player.<sup id="cite_ref-officialrules_261-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officialrules-261"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="retire_the_batter">retire the batter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=937" title="Edit section: retire the batter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To get the batter out.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="retire_the_runner">retire the runner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=938" title="Edit section: retire the runner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw the runner out at a base.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="retire_the_side">retire the side</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=939" title="Edit section: retire the side"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#side_retired">side retired</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rhubarb">rhubarb</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=940" title="Edit section: rhubarb"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An argument or fight in a baseball game. Hence, <i>Rhubarb</i>, a novel by <a href="/wiki/H._Allen_Smith" title="H. Allen Smith">H. Allen Smith</a>. The term was popularized by famed baseball broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Red_Barber" title="Red Barber">Red Barber</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ribbie,_ribeye"><span id="ribbie.2C_ribeye"></span>ribbie, ribeye</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=941" title="Edit section: ribbie, ribeye"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Slang for a <a href="#RBI">run batted in</a> (RBI).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rifle">rifle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=942" title="Edit section: rifle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A very strong arm. A cannon, a bazooka, a gun. Also used as a verb, "He rifled the ball home to catch the runner."</li> <li>A batter can also be said to rifle a ball when he hits a hard <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a>. "Griffey <i>rifles</i> the ball<span class="nowrap"> </span>... <i>foul</i>, just outside first base."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="right-handed_bat">right-handed bat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=943" title="Edit section: right-handed bat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A baseball bat is symmetrical, thus there is no such thing as a right-handed or left-handed one. A <i>player</i> who bats right-handed may be referred to as a "right-handed bat" or "right-hand bat". Headline: "Can That Right Handed Bat Play Third Base?"<sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="right-handed_hitter">right-handed hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=944" title="Edit section: right-handed hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Also "right-hand hitter". A batter who, paradoxically, bats from the left-side of home plate.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ring_him_up">ring him up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=945" title="Edit section: ring him up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#strike">strikeout</a>. The phrase is drawn by analogy from cashiers, and from the "cha-ching" motion of a plate umpire. "Outside corner, ring him up, strike three called!"</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rip">rip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=946" title="Edit section: rip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To hit a hard line drive, as in "He ripped a single through the right side."</li> <li>A hard swing that misses the ball: "Reyes took a good rip at that pitch."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RISP">RISP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=947" title="Edit section: RISP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Acronym for <b>R</b>unners <b>I</b>n <b>S</b>coring <b>P</b>osition. See <a href="/wiki/Runner_In_Scoring_Position" class="mw-redirect" title="Runner In Scoring Position">Runner In Scoring Position</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RLSP">RLSP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=948" title="Edit section: RLSP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Acronym for <b>R</b>unners <b>L</b>eft in <b>S</b>coring <b>P</b>osition, typically seen in the <b>box score</b> of a game. This is the sum of the number of runners left occupying second and third bases (<b>scoring position</b>) when the batting side has been retired.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="road_game">road game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=949" title="Edit section: road game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A game played away from a baseball club's home stadium. When a team plays away from home, it's on a "road trip" and is the "visiting team" at the home stadium of another team.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="road_trip">road trip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=950" title="Edit section: road trip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A series of road games or <a href="#away">away games</a> occurs on a road trip, a term derived from the days when teams indeed traveled from one town to another by roadway or railroad.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="robbed">robbed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=951" title="Edit section: robbed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a fielder makes a spectacular play that denies a hit or a home run, the batter may be said to have "been robbed" by him. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">A-Rod</a> robbed of HR, <a href="/wiki/Joba_Chamberlain" title="Joba Chamberlain">Joba</a> will join rotation".<sup id="cite_ref-263" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-263"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>If an umpire has made a questionable call, the losing team or fans may complain they "were robbed". "<a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Braves</a> Robbed of a Win<span class="nowrap"> </span>... was <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Beltran</a> Out at 3rd in the 9th?"<sup id="cite_ref-264" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-264"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rocking_chair">rocking chair</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=952" title="Edit section: rocking chair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The position occupied by the third base umpire, likely because the third base umpire does not generally have to make as many calls as the other umpires. For example, "Jim Joyce is in the rocking chair at third base."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ROOGY">ROOGY</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=953" title="Edit section: ROOGY"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A slightly derogatory acronym for a right-handed <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief specialist</a>. "<b>R</b>ighty <b>O</b>ne <b>O</b>ut <b>G</b>u<b>Y</b>".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rookie">rookie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=954" title="Edit section: rookie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Conventionally, rookie is a term for athletes in their first year of play in their sport. In Major League Baseball, special rules apply for eligibility for the <a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year award</a> in each league. To be eligible, a player must have accumulated:</dd></dl> <dl><dd><ul><li>Fewer than 130 <i><a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bats</a></i> (for <a href="/wiki/Hitter" class="mw-redirect" title="Hitter">hitters</a>) and 50 <i><a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings</a></i> (for <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitchers</a>) during the MLB regular season, <i>or</i></li> <li>Fewer than 45 days on the <a href="#roster">active rosters</a> of MLB clubs (excluding time on the <a href="#disabled_list">disabled list</a> or any time after rosters are <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions#25-man_and_40-man_rosters" title="Major League Baseball transactions">expanded</a> on September<span class="nowrap"> </span>1).</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="roll_a_pair">roll a pair</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=955" title="Edit section: roll a pair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Reference to someone's saying the next play will be a double play. Also, "roll it".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="room_service">room service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=956" title="Edit section: room service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball hit directly to a fielder such that he hardly has to move to get it, or a pitch that is easy to hit.<sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rooster_tail">rooster tail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=957" title="Edit section: rooster tail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball rolling on wet grass, kicking up water behind it.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rope">rope</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=958" title="Edit section: rope"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hard <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a>. Also see <a href="#frozen_rope">frozen rope</a>. Sometimes used as a verb, "He roped one up the middle."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="roster">roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=959" title="Edit section: roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The official list of players who are eligible to play in a given game and to be included on the <a href="#lineup_card">lineup card</a> for that game. <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> limits the regular-season <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_rosters#Active_roster" title="Major League Baseball rosters">active roster</a> to 25 players during most of the season, but additional players may be on the <a href="#disabled_list">disabled list</a>, and the roster can be <a href="#expanded_roster">expanded</a> to as many as 40 active players after August 31st by bringing up players on the <a href="/wiki/40-man_roster" class="mw-redirect" title="40-man roster">40-man roster</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rotation">rotation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=960" title="Edit section: rotation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">Starting pitcher</a></div> <dl><dd>A starting pitcher in professional baseball usually rests three or four days after pitching a game before pitching another. Therefore, most professional baseball teams have four or five starting pitchers on their roster. These pitchers, and the sequence in which they pitch, are known as "the rotation" or "starting rotation". In modern baseball, a five-man rotation is most common.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>Often a manager identifies pitchers by their order in the rotation, "number 1", "number 2", etc. "Discussions over whether <a href="/wiki/Jason_Schmidt" title="Jason Schmidt">Jason Schmidt</a> or <a href="/wiki/Brad_Penny" title="Brad Penny">Brad Penny</a> is more deserving to occupy the No.<span class="nowrap"> </span>2 spot in the starting rotation behind <a href="/wiki/Derek_Lowe" title="Derek Lowe">Derek Lowe</a> can cease, as least temporarily."<sup id="cite_ref-266" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-266"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="roughed_up">roughed up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=961" title="Edit section: roughed up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An offense has "roughed up" the opposing pitcher when it hits his pitches hard and scores several runs. Headline: "Hill Roughed Up in Loss to <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pirates</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="roundhouse_curveball">roundhouse curveball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=962" title="Edit section: roundhouse curveball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a> that instead of breaking sharply makes a more gradual loop. "One Boston writer in the late-'40s summed up <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dobson" title="Joe Dobson">Joe Dobson</a>'s roundhouse curveball this way: 'It started out somewhere around the dugout and would end up clipping the outside corner of the plate. There are curveballs, and there are curveballs.'"<sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="round-tripper">round-tripper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=963" title="Edit section: round-tripper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. The analogy is to a commuter who buys a round-trip ticket from <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a> to second base and back.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rubber">rubber</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=964" title="Edit section: rubber"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The rubber, formally the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_field" title="Baseball field">pitching plate</a>, is a white rubber strip the front of which is exactly sixty feet six inches (18.4 m) from the rear point of <a href="#home_plate">home plate</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> will push off the rubber with his foot in order to gain velocity toward home plate when pitching.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rubber_arm">rubber arm</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=965" title="Edit section: rubber arm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher is said to have a "rubber arm" if he can throw many pitches without tiring. Relief pitchers who have the ability to pitch consecutive days with the same effectiveness tend to be known as "rubber arms". Examples of these include <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Justin Verlander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aroldis_Chapman" title="Aroldis Chapman">Aroldis Chapman</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rubber_game">rubber game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=966" title="Edit section: rubber game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Also referred to as a "rubber match", a term used for the last game of a series or match when the two teams have evenly split the previous games. See also <a href="/wiki/Rubber_bridge" title="Rubber bridge">rubber bridge</a> / <a href="/wiki/Best-of-three_playoff" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-three playoff">best-of-three playoff</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="run">run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=967" title="Edit section: run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Run_(baseball)" title="Run (baseball)">Run (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A player who advances around all the bases to score is credited with a run; the team with the most runs wins the game.</li> <li>A manager "runs his players" when he calls on them to <a href="#stolen_base">steal</a> bases and to be generally aggressive in trying to advance extra bases when the ball is in play.</li> <li>A player or coach may be "run" by an umpire by being <a href="#eject">ejected</a> from a game.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="run_on_contact">run on contact</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=968" title="Edit section: run on contact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#contact_play">contact play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="run_rule">run rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=969" title="Edit section: run rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mercy_rule#Baseball_and_softball" title="Mercy rule">Mercy rule § Baseball and softball</a></div> <dl><dd>Also known as a mercy rule or run-ahead rule, a run rule is a rule used in some leagues that automatically concludes a game in which one team is ahead by a certain number of runs after a certain number of innings.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rundown">rundown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=970" title="Edit section: rundown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rundown" title="Rundown">Rundown</a></div> <dl><dd>A play in which a runner is stranded between two bases, and runs back and forth to try to avoid fielders with the ball. The fielders (usually basemen) toss the ball back and forth, to prevent the runner from getting to a base, and typically close in on him and tag him. Also called a <b><a href="/wiki/Hotbox_(baseball)" title="Hotbox (baseball)">hotbox</a></b> or a <a href="#pickle">pickle</a>. Sometimes used as a baserunning strategy by a trailing runner, to distract the fielders and allow a leading runner to advance.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="rung_up">rung up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=971" title="Edit section: rung up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Being ejected from the game. Also, slang for having struck out looking.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="runners_at_the_corners">runners at the corners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=972" title="Edit section: runners at the corners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>runners on 1st and 3rd, with 2nd base open.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="runners_in_scoring_position">runners in scoring position</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=973" title="Edit section: runners in scoring position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Runners on 2nd or 3rd base are said to be in scoring position, i.e., a typical <a href="/wiki/Base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Base hit">base hit</a> should allow them to reach home. <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_with_runners_in_scoring_position" class="mw-redirect" title="Batting average with runners in scoring position">Batting average with runners in scoring position</a> (RISP) is used as an approximation of <a href="#clutch">clutch hitting</a>. Game announcers are apt to put up and comment on the latter statistic during a broadcast to set the stage for an at bat.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ruthian">Ruthian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=974" title="Edit section: Ruthian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237033735"><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/40px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/60px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg/80px-Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Look up <i><b><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ruthian" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:Ruthian">Ruthian</a></b></i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</div></div> </div> <dl><dd>Having the qualities of <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>, typically describing the flight of a long home run.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="S">S</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=975" title="Edit section: S"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sabermetrics">sabermetrics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=976" title="Edit section: sabermetrics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">Sabermetrics</a></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">Sabermetrics</a> is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially <a href="/wiki/Baseball_statistics" title="Baseball statistics">baseball statistics</a>. The term is derived from the <a href="/wiki/SABR" class="mw-redirect" title="SABR">SABR</a> – the <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research" title="Society for American Baseball Research">Society for American Baseball Research</a>. The term was coined by <a href="/wiki/Bill_James" title="Bill James">Bill James</a>, an enthusiastic proponent and its most notable figure.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sack">sack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=977" title="Edit section: sack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Synonymous with <a href="#bag">bag</a>—1st, 2nd, or 3rd base.</li> <li>A player who plays a particular base might be called a <b>sacker</b>. Most often this is the second sacker (second baseman). Together the second sacker and the short-stop may be referred to as <b>sackmates</b> because they often coordinate or share the coverage or play at second base. See <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice bunt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=978" title="Edit section: sacrifice bunt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_bunt" title="Sacrifice bunt">Sacrifice bunt</a></div> <dl><dd>A sacrifice bunt (also called a sacrifice hit or simply a "sacrifice") is the act of deliberately bunting the ball in a manner that allows a runner on base to advance to another base, while the batter is himself put out. If the sacrifice is successful, the batter is not charged with an at bat (AB). But he is credited with an SAC or S or SH.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sacrifice_fly">sacrifice fly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=979" title="Edit section: sacrifice fly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sacrifice_fly" title="Sacrifice fly">Sacrifice fly</a></div> <dl><dd>When a batter hits a fly ball to the outfield which is caught for an out, but a runner scores from 3rd base after tagging up or touching the bag following the catch. The batter is credited with an RBI and is not charged with an at bat. Also referred to as "sac fly", abbreviated as SF.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="safety">safety</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=980" title="Edit section: safety"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A base hit or "base knock". Getting "safely on (first) base" after hitting the ball without the interposition of a fielding error.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="safety_squeeze">safety squeeze</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=981" title="Edit section: safety squeeze"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Squeeze_play_(baseball)" title="Squeeze play (baseball)">squeeze play</a> in which the runner on third waits for the batter to lay down a successful <a href="#bunt">bunt</a> before breaking for home. Contrast this with the <a href="#suicide_squeeze">suicide squeeze</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="salad">salad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=982" title="Edit section: salad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An easily handled pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="salami">salami</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=983" title="Edit section: salami"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sally_League">Sally League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=984" title="Edit section: Sally League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League">South Atlantic League</a> ("SAL"), a Class A minor baseball league with teams located mainly in the southeastern United States.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sandwich_round">sandwich round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=985" title="Edit section: sandwich round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Draft">Major League Baseball Draft</a></div> <dl><dd>A round of drafts that occurs between the first and second rounds, and again between the second and the third, comprising solely compensatory drafts granted to teams that failed to sign their first or second round draft picks of the year before.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="save">save</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=986" title="Edit section: save"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">Save (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>In <a href="/wiki/Baseball_statistics" title="Baseball statistics">baseball statistics</a>, save (abbreviated SV, or sometimes, S) is the successful maintenance of a lead by a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>, usually the <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a>, until the end of the game. A save is credited to a pitcher who fulfills the following three conditions: <ol><li>The pitcher is the <i>last</i> pitcher in a game won by his team;</li> <li>The pitcher is <i>not</i> the <a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball_statistics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball statistics)">winning pitcher</a> (For instance, if a starting pitcher throws a complete game win or, alternatively, if the pitcher gets a blown save and then his team scores a winning run while he is the pitcher of record, sometimes known as a "<a href="#vulture">vulture win</a>".);</li> <li>The pitcher fulfills at least one of the following three conditions: <ol><li>He comes into the game with a lead of no more than three runs.</li> <li>He comes into the game with the potential tying run being either on base, at bat, or on deck.</li> <li>He pitches effectively for at least three innings after entering the game with a lead and finishes the game.</li></ol></li></ol> <ul><li>If the pitcher surrenders the lead at any point, he cannot get a save, even if his team comes back to win. No more than one save may be credited in each game.</li> <li>If a relief pitcher satisfies all the criteria for a save, except he does not finish the game, he will often be credited with a <a href="/wiki/Hold_(baseball)" title="Hold (baseball)">hold</a>.</li> <li>The third rule can be contentious, as it is subject to the judgment of the <a href="/wiki/Official_scorer" title="Official scorer">official scorer</a>.</li> <li>The last criterion in that rule can lead to ludicrous results. On August 22, 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> beat the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> by a score of 30 to 3. The winning pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Kason_Gabbard" title="Kason Gabbard">Kason Gabbard</a>, pitched six innings, and left the game with a 14–3 lead. The Rangers' relief pitcher, <a href="/wiki/Wes_Littleton" title="Wes Littleton">Wes Littleton</a>, pitched three scoreless innings, while his team went on to score another 16 runs, including six runs in the 9th inning. In return for protecting his team's lead for the last three innings, Littleton was awarded a "save".<sup id="cite_ref-269" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-269"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Generally, a save situation is when a pitcher enters the game in the seventh inning or later with a lead of three runs or fewer, or with the potential tying run in the on-deck circle. Most of the time, the saving pitcher pitches one or more innings. Also called a save opportunity.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="saw_off">saw off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=987" title="Edit section: saw off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher gets a batter to hit the ball on the handle, and the batter hits the ball weakly or even breaks his bat, the pitcher may be said to have <b>sawed off the bat</b>. "If the bat handles are getting "sawed off" in players' hands or shattering into splinters, it's because players are ordering bats too thin to withstand the impact of a 90 mile-per-hour fast ball."<sup id="cite_ref-270" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-270"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="scoring_position">scoring position</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=988" title="Edit section: scoring position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Scoring_position" title="Scoring position">scoring position</a></div> <dl><dd>A runner on 2nd or 3rd base is in <i>scoring position</i>, as he is presumed to have a good chance to score on a base hit to the outfield.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="scratch_hit">scratch hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=989" title="Edit section: scratch hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A weakly hit ground ball that eludes the infielders and leads to a <a href="#base_hit">base hit</a>. A <a href="#bleeder">bleeder</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="screaming_line_drive">screaming line drive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=990" title="Edit section: screaming line drive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Also <b>a screamer</b>. A <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a> that is hit extremely hard, perhaps hard enough to knock the glove out of the hand of a fielder or to be so hard that the pitcher cannot get out of the way before he is hit by the ball. "I distinctly remember watching the game where <a href="/wiki/Jon_Matlack" title="Jon Matlack">Jon Matlack</a> was hit in the head by a screaming line drive off the bat of <a href="/wiki/Marty_Perez" title="Marty Perez">Marty Perez</a> and it bounced off his head. I also remember watching the night <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken" class="mw-redirect" title="Cal Ripken">Cal Ripken</a> hit a screamer right into <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Andy Pettitte</a>'s mouth. Both were a nauseating sight but this one must have been much worse. Baseball can be a dangerous game for the players and also the spectators."<sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="screwball">screwball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=991" title="Edit section: screwball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Screwball" title="Screwball">Screwball</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitch that curves to the same side as the side from which it was thrown. For a right-hand pitcher, the ball would break to the pitcher's right—it would break "in" to a right-hand hitter. SYNONYMS: reverse curve, fadeaway, fader, screwgie, scroogie, reverse curveball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="seal_the_win">seal the win</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=992" title="Edit section: seal the win"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To finish off the opposing team and end the game. "Red Sox closer <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Papelbon" title="Jonathan Papelbon">Jonathan Papelbon</a> nearly blew the game with a walk and an error, so he had plenty to celebrate when he then whiffed the dangerous Tampa Bay trio of <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Carlos Peña">Carlos Peña</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._J._Upton" title="B. J. Upton">B. J. Upton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Carl Crawford</a> to seal the win".<sup id="cite_ref-272" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-272"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> See also <a href="#nailed">nailed</a> and <a href="#shuts_the_door">shuts the door</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="seamer">seamer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=993" title="Edit section: seamer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>two-seamer – a "two seam <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>" where the ball is held by the pitcher such that, when thrown, its rotation shows only two seams per revolution</li> <li>four-seamer – like a two-seamer, but the rotation shows four seams per revolution.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="season">season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=994" title="Edit section: season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_schedule" title="Major League Baseball schedule">Major League Baseball schedule</a></div> <dl><dd>The period from the first to the last scheduled game of a year. Typically, the major league baseball season runs from about April<span class="nowrap"> </span>1 until the end of October, including the "regular season" 162 games that each team plays and the play-offs, including the World Series. Baseball team and player records are also kept on a "seasonal" basis. "<a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a> ended his career with four of the best seasons in history".<sup id="cite_ref-273" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-273"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dd>The post-season, including divisional and league series plus the World Series, is sometimes called the "Second Season."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="seasoning">seasoning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=995" title="Edit section: seasoning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The time-period when a struggling major-league player is temporarily sent down to the minors (most likely AAA) in the hope that the player can improve his skills enough to return to the major-league club. This can also refer more broadly to the time that a team keeps a young up-and-coming player in the minor-leagues, so as to give the player time to continue to develop their skills, before they are brought up to the major leagues.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="secondary_pitch">secondary pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=996" title="Edit section: secondary pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Any non-fastball pitch type.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="seed">seed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=997" title="Edit section: seed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Any hit that is hit so hard it barely has an arc on it. See <a href="#rip">rip</a>. Also refers to any thrown ball with the same characteristic, typically in the infield.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="seeing-eye_ball">seeing-eye ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=998" title="Edit section: seeing-eye ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batted ground ball that just eludes capture by an infielder, just out of infielder's range, as if it could "see" where it needed to go. Less commonly used for a ball that takes an unusual lateral bounce to elude an infielder. Sometimes called a <b>seeing-eye single</b>. See <a href="#ground_ball_with_eyes">ground ball with eyes</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="send_a_runner">send a runner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=999" title="Edit section: send a runner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>If a coach signals for a runner to attempt to steal a base, he is "sending" a runner. Similarly, a third-base coach who signals to a runner who is approaching third base that he should turn toward home plate and attempt to score, the coach is "sending" the runner home.<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="senior_circuit">senior circuit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1000" title="Edit section: senior circuit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, so-called because it is the older of the two major leagues, founded in 1876. As opposed to the <a href="#Junior_Circuit">Junior Circuit</a>, the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, which was founded in 1901.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sent_down">sent down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1001" title="Edit section: sent down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A major league player may be sent down or demoted to a minor league team either before or during the season. When this occurs during the season, another player is usually <a href="#called_up">called up</a> or promoted from the minor leagues or placed on the active roster after being removed from the <a href="#disabled_list">disabled list</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sent_to_the_showers">sent to the showers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1002" title="Edit section: sent to the showers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher is removed from the lineup, he is sometimes said to be "sent to the showers" because his work for the day is done. Theoretically it is possible for him to be removed as pitcher and kept in the lineup as a <a href="#designated_hitter">designated hitter</a> or even as a <a href="#position_player">position player</a>. But this is a very rare occurrence in the professional game, and is more frequent in the amateur game, especially in <a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a> competition.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="series">series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1003" title="Edit section: series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A set of games between two teams. During the regular season, teams typically play 3- or 4-game series against one another, with all the games in each series played in the same park. The set of all games played between two teams during the regular season is referred to as the <b>season</b> <b>series</b>. For games played between teams in a single league, the regular season series includes an equal number of games in the home parks of each team. Its purpose is to minimize travel costs and disruptions in the very long major league baseball season.</li> <li>In the playoffs, series involve games played in the home stadiums of both teams. Teams hope to gain from having a <a href="#home_field_advantage">home field advantage</a> by playing the first game(s) in their own ballpark.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="serve">serve</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1004" title="Edit section: serve"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw a pitch that gets hit hard, typically for a home run (as if the pitcher had intentionally "served up" an easy one).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="set_position">set position</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1005" title="Edit section: set position"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The posture a pitcher takes immediately before pitching. His hands are together in front of him and he is holding the ball in his pitching hand. His rear foot is on the <a href="/wiki/Rubber" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubber">rubber</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="set_the_table">set the table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1006" title="Edit section: set the table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To get runners on base ahead of the power hitters in the lineup.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="setup_pitcher">setup pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1007" title="Edit section: setup pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a> who is consistently used immediately before the closer.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="seventh-inning_stretch">seventh-inning stretch <span class="anchor" id="seventh_inning_stretch"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1008" title="Edit section: seventh-inning stretch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Seventh-inning_stretch" title="Seventh-inning stretch">Seventh-inning stretch</a></div> <dl><dd>The period between the top and bottom of the seventh <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a>, when the fans present traditionally stand up to stretch their legs. A sing-along of the song "<a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game" title="Take Me Out to the Ball Game">Take Me Out to the Ball Game</a>" has become part of this tradition, a practice most associated with <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Harry_Caray" title="Harry Caray">Harry Caray</a>. Since the <a href="/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="September 11, 2001 attacks">September 11, 2001 attacks</a> in the United States, "<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America" title="God Bless America">God Bless America</a>" is sometimes played in addition to, or in lieu of, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the attacks, especially at home games of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>. This occurs on Opening Day, <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Day" title="Memorial Day">Memorial Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)" title="Independence Day (United States)">July 4</a>, <a href="/wiki/Labor_Day" title="Labor Day">Labor Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patriot_Day" title="Patriot Day">September 11th</a>, Sundays and during the All-Star Game, and post-season including the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>. In Milwaukee, fans often sing "Roll Out the Barrel" after the traditional song, while Boston fans sing "<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Caroline" title="Sweet Caroline">Sweet Caroline</a>" and Baltimore fans sing along to "<a href="/wiki/Thank_God_I%27m_a_Country_Boy" title="Thank God I'm a Country Boy">Thank God I'm a Country Boy</a>". At Kaufmann Stadium, Royals fans sing "<a href="/wiki/Friends_in_Low_Places" title="Friends in Low Places">Friends in Low Places</a>". "OK Blue Jays" is sung at Toronto Blue Jays home games.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shade">shade</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1009" title="Edit section: shade"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player (usually an outfielder) who positions himself slightly away from his normal spot in the field based on a prediction of where the batter might hit the ball he is said to "shade" toward right or left.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shag">shag</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1010" title="Edit section: shag"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Shagging_(baseball)" title="Shagging (baseball)">Shagging (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>Catching fly balls in the outfield when not involved in actual baseball games. "While the other pitchers looked bored just shagging flies, he was busting a few dance moves to the music coming over the loudspeakers."<sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shake_off">shake off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1011" title="Edit section: shake off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>A player, typically a pitcher, who has a bad game or series, may be said to be trying to <b>shake off the experience</b> and regain his usual performance level. <i>Detroit News</i> headline: "Miner Tries to Shake Off Poor Start".</li> <li>A pitcher who disagrees with the catcher's call for the next pitch may <b>shake off the sign</b> by shaking his head "no", thereby telling the catcher to call for a different pitch. If the pitcher shakes off several signs in a row, the catcher may call time out and walk to the mound to talk to the pitcher.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shell">shell</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1012" title="Edit section: shell"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who is giving up numerous hits, especially <a href="/wiki/Extra-base_hit" title="Extra-base hit">extra-base hits</a>, is said to be getting shelled – as if under siege by enemy <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">artillery</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shift">shift</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1013" title="Edit section: shift"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Where all infielders and/or outfielders position themselves clockwise or counter-clockwise from their usual position. This is to anticipate a batted ball from a batter who tends to hit to one side of the field. Also <a href="#shade">shade</a>. In the case of some batters, especially with left-handed batters and the bases empty, managers have been known to shift fielders from the left side to the right side of the diamond. The most extreme case was the famous "<a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a> shift" (also once called the "<a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Lou Boudreau</a> shift"). <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> manager Boudreau moved six of seven fielders (including himself, the shortstop) to the right of second base, leaving just the leftfielder playing shallow, and daring Teddy Ballgame to single to left rather than trying to "hit it where they ain't" somewhere on the right side. Williams saw it as a challenge, a game within The Game, and seldom hit the ball to left on purpose in that circumstance.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shine_ball">shine ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1014" title="Edit section: shine ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>One way for a pitcher to <a href="#doctoring_the_ball">doctor the ball</a> is to rub one area of the ball hard to affect the ball's flight toward the plate.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shoestring_catch">shoestring catch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1015" title="Edit section: shoestring catch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a fielder, usually an <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>, catches a ball just before it hits the ground ("off his shoetops"), and remains running while doing so.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="short_hop">short hop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1016" title="Edit section: short hop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A ball that bounces immediately in front of an infielder. If the batter is a fast runner, an infielder may intentionally "short hop the ball" (take the ball on the short hop) to hasten his throw to first base. Balls may be short-hopped to turn a double play, but it may backfire sometimes. For example, Carlos Guillén had a ground ball that bounced to him, and he short hopped it; however, it went off his glove and went high in the air.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="short_porch">short porch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1017" title="Edit section: short porch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When one of the outfield walls is closer to home plate than normal, the stadium may be said to have a short porch. For example, <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium" title="Yankee Stadium">Yankee Stadium</a> has long had a short porch in right field.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="short_rest">short rest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1018" title="Edit section: short rest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher starts games with just a three- or four-day break, instead of the typical five between starts, he is said to have had a short rest. "The big story Tuesday night, by a long shot, was <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Keuchel" title="Dallas Keuchel">Dallas Keuchel</a> pitching six shutout innings. In the Bronx. On short rest".<sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shorten_his_swing">shorten his swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1019" title="Edit section: shorten his swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See "<b><a href="#cut_down_on_his_swing">cut down on his swing</a></b>".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shorten_the_game">shorten the game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1020" title="Edit section: shorten the game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A team that has a strong staff of relief pitchers is sometimes said to have the ability to shorten games: "The Tigers will be fearsome postseason opponents because of their bullpen's ability to shorten games."<sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the team gets ahead in the first six innings, its bullpen can be counted on to hold the lead; thus the opponent needs to grab an early lead to still have a chance in the last few innings to win the game.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shot">shot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1021" title="Edit section: shot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>, as in "<a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a>'s 2-run shot gives him 39 home runs for the year."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="the_show">the show</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1022" title="Edit section: the show"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The major leagues. Particularly "in the Show". Or in "the Bigs" (big leagues, major leagues).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="show_bunt">show bunt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1023" title="Edit section: show bunt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter changes his stance so that he appears ready to bunt the ball, he's said to "show bunt". Sometimes this move is intended to make the infielders creep in toward home plate, but the hitter swings away instead. And sometimes it's intended to cause the pitcher to change his pitch. See also <a href="#butcher_boy">butcher boy</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="show_me">show me</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1024" title="Edit section: show me"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>An easy-to-hit ball thrown by a pitcher to a batter who has fouled off many balls in that particular at-bat, so risking an excessive pitch count. While the likelihood of an extra-base hit is high, there is also a chance that the batter will strike out or put the ball in play where it can be fielded. Either way, a show-me pitch usually finishes the at-bat quickly.</li> <li>Also used to describe a specific pitch in a pitcher's repertoire that is weaker than their other offerings, particularly one that is rarely thrown. "Mahle's slider has always been more show-me pitch than put-away weapon."<sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shutout">shutout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1025" title="Edit section: shutout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">Shutout</a></div> <dl><dd>According to the Dickson dictionary, the term derives from horseracing, in which a bettor arrives at the window too late to place a bet, due to the race already having started, so the bettor is said to be "shut out" (this specific usage was referenced in the film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sting" title="The Sting">The Sting</a></i>). <dl><dd><ul><li>A team shuts out its opponent when it prevents them from scoring any runs in a given game.</li> <li>"Santana shut out the Royals with a 3-hitter" means that the Royals went scoreless as Santana pitched a <a href="/wiki/Complete_game" title="Complete game">complete-game</a> shutout. The pitcher or pitchers on the winning team thus get statistical credit for an individual shutout or a combined-to-pitch-shutout, respectively.</li></ul></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="shuts_the_door">shuts the door</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1026" title="Edit section: shuts the door"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher, generally the closer, finishes the ballgame with a save or makes the last out (or fails to do so): "No one from the Brandeis bullpen was able to shut the door in the top of the ninth in Tuesday's game." Also used more generally to refer to a victory: "Thomas, Halladay slam door shut on Dodgers."<sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="side_retired"><span class="anchor" id="retired_in_order"></span> side retired</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1027" title="Edit section: side retired"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the third out of an inning is called, the "side is retired" and the other team takes its turn at bat. A pitcher or a defensive team can be said to have "retired the side". The goal of any pitcher is to face just three batters and make three outs: to "retire the side in order", have a "one-two-three inning", or have "three up, three down".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sidearmer">sidearmer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1028" title="Edit section: sidearmer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sidearm_(baseball)" title="Sidearm (baseball)">Sidearm (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who throws with a <a href="/wiki/Sidearm_(baseball)" title="Sidearm (baseball)">sidearm</a> motion, i.e., not a standard <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">overhanded</a> delivery.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sign">sign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1029" title="Edit section: sign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Non-verbal gestures used by catchers and coaches to communicate team strategy:</dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><ul><li>A catcher is said to <b>call the game</b> by sending signs to the pitcher calling for a particular pitch. After he moves into his crouch, the catcher gives the sign by placing his non-glove hand between his legs and using his fist, fingers, wags, or taps against his inner thigh to tell the pitcher what type of pitch to throw (fastball, curve, etc.) as well as the location. A pitcher may <b>shake off</b> (shake his head "no" to) the initial sign or nod in agreement when he receives the sign that he wants before going into his windup. If there is a runner on second base, a catcher may change the location of his glove (from his knee to the ground, for example) to signal the pitcher that he is using an alternate set of signs so that the runner won't be able to <a href="#stealing_signs">steal the sign</a>.</li> <li>A coach sends signs to players on the field, typically using a sequence of hand movements. He may send signs to offensive players, including batters and runners, about what to do on the next pitch—for example, to <a href="#sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice bunt</a>, to take or to swing away at the next pitch; to steal a base; or to execute a <a href="#hit_and_run">hit-and-run</a>. He may send signs to the catcher to call for a <a href="#pitchout">pitchout</a> or to <a href="#intentional_pass/intentional_walk">intentionally walk</a> the batter.</li></ul></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="single">single</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1030" title="Edit section: single"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A one-base <a href="#hit">hit</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sinker">sinker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1031" title="Edit section: sinker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sinker_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinker (baseball)">Sinker (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitch, typically a <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>, that breaks sharply downward as it crosses the plate. Also see <a href="#drop_ball">drop ball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sitting_on_a_pitch">sitting on a pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1032" title="Edit section: sitting on a pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who is waiting for a particular type of pitch before swinging at it. He may be sitting in wait for, say, a curveball or a change-up, or a pitch thrown in a certain location, and he won't swing at anything else even if it's down the middle of the plate. Sometimes hitters who know a pitcher's pattern of pitches, or what type of pitch he likes to throw in a given count, sit on that particular pitch. This approach stems from the advice <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Hornsby" title="Rogers Hornsby">Rogers Hornsby</a> gave to <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>, telling him that the secret to hitting was simply to "wait for a good pitch to hit".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="situational_hitting">situational hitting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1033" title="Edit section: situational hitting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter changes his strategy depending on the game situation: the inning, number of outs, number of men on base, or the score. He may not <a href="#swing">swing for the fences</a> or even try to get a base hit, but instead make a <a href="#sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice bunt</a> or try to get a <a href="#sacrifice_fly">sacrifice fly</a> or make contact with the ball in some other way.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="skids">skids</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1034" title="Edit section: skids"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A team that <b>is on the skids</b> is having a losing streak, perhaps a severe one that threatens to ruin their chances at the playoffs or to drop them into the <a href="#cellar">cellar</a>. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yankees</a> Remain on the Skids".<sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also used in the singular, <b>skid</b>, for a losing streak or hitless streak: "<a href="/wiki/Jhonny_Peralta" title="Jhonny Peralta">Peralta</a>'s single in the fourth ended an 0-for-26 skid."<sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="skip">skip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1035" title="Edit section: skip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="skipper"></span><span class="anchor" id="skip"></span> </p> <dl><dd>A <a href="#field_manager">manager</a>. Taken from the boating term <a href="/wiki/Skipper_(boating)" class="mw-redirect" title="Skipper (boating)">skipper</a>, the captain or commanding officer of a ship.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sky">sky</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1036" title="Edit section: sky"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Used as a verb: to hit a fly ball. "Sizemore skies one. . . .Caught by the right fielder."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="skyscraper">skyscraper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1037" title="Edit section: skyscraper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A very high <a href="#fly_ball">fly ball</a>. Sometimes referred to as a "rainmaker" because it is so high it may touch the clouds.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slap_hitter">slap hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1038" title="Edit section: slap hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hitter who sacrifices power for batting average, trying to make contact with the ball and "<a href="#hit_'em_where_they_ain't">hit it where they ain't</a>". Prime examples: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Willie Keeler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Gwynn" title="Tony Gwynn">Tony Gwynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Rod Carew</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slash_line">slash line</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1039" title="Edit section: slash line"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A representation of multiple baseball statistics separated by the <a href="/wiki/Slash_(punctuation)" title="Slash (punctuation)">slash</a>, for example .330/.420/.505. The typical data represented are <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> (AVG) / <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> (OBP) / <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a> (SLG).<sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also known as a <b>triple slash</b>. <b>Slash</b> is used as a verb meaning to effect a given slash line. Less commonly, a slash line may contain four statistics ("quad slash line"); the first three being as noted and the fourth being <a href="/wiki/On-base_plus_slugging" title="On-base plus slugging">on-base plus slugging</a> (OPS).<sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slice_foul">slice foul</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1040" title="Edit section: slice foul"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a fly ball or line drive starts out over fair territory, then curves into foul territory due to aerodynamic force caused by spinning of the ball, imparted by the bat. A slice curves away from the batter (i.e.: it curves to the right for a right-handed batter and to the left for a left-handed batter).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slide">slide</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1041" title="Edit section: slide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Slide_(baseball)" title="Slide (baseball)">Slide (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a runner drops to the ground when running toward a base to avoid a tag. Players also sometimes slide head-first into first base. If former <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> pitcher and Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Dean" title="Dizzy Dean">Dizzy Dean</a> had seen something like that, he'd probably have said the player never should have "slud into first".</li> <li>A team having a losing streak is <b>in a slide</b> or <a href="#skids">on the skids</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slider">slider</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1042" title="Edit section: slider"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">Slider (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A relatively fast pitch with a slight curve in the opposite direction of the throwing arm.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slug">slug</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1043" title="Edit section: slug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugger</a> maintains a high slugging average. Just as a "perfect" batting average would be 1.000 (a thousand), a "perfect" slugging average would be 4.000 (four thousand).</li> <li>A slugfest is an exceptionally high scoring game, perhaps with double digits for both teams; the opposite of a slugfest is a <a href="#pitchers'_duel">pitchers' duel</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slump">slump</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1044" title="Edit section: slump"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Slump_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slump (baseball)">slump (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>An extended period when player or team is not performing well or up to expectations; a <b>dry spell</b> or <b>drought</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="slurve">slurve</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1045" title="Edit section: slurve"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Slurve" title="Slurve">cross</a> between a slider and a curveball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="small_ball">small ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1046" title="Edit section: small ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Small_ball_(baseball)" title="Small ball (baseball)">Small ball (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A strategy by which teams attempt to score runs using station-to-station, bunting and sacrifice plays; usually used in a situation where one run will either tie or win the game; <a href="#manufacturing_runs">manufacturing runs</a>; close kin to <a href="#inside_baseball">inside baseball</a>. "It's important for us to think <b>small ball</b> and hit behind runners, and also score with base hits, doubles, sacrifices—there are many ways to score", <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a> said. "Later on, when it counts the most, it's hard only to score by home runs".<sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-284"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="smoke">smoke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1047" title="Edit section: smoke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To <b>smoke</b> a batter is to throw a <b>smoker</b> (an inside <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a>) for a called strike.</li> <li>A pitcher who <b>throws smoke</b> throws the ball so hard the batter sees only its (imaginary) vapor trail.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="snap_throw">snap throw</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1048" title="Edit section: snap throw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A throw made by the catcher to either first or third base after a pitch in an attempt to <a href="/wiki/Pick_off" class="mw-redirect" title="Pick off">pick off</a> the runner.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="snicker">snicker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1049" title="Edit section: snicker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A type of foul ball in which the batter grazes ("snicks") the ball with the bat. The ball continues toward the catcher, with a slightly modified trajectory, making it a difficult catch.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="snow_cone">snow cone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1050" title="Edit section: snow cone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A catch made with the ball barely caught in the tip of a glove's webbing. Sometimes referred to as an "ice cream cone".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="snowman">snowman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1051" title="Edit section: snowman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An <b>8</b>-run inning as it appears on the scoreboard, like two large balls of snow stacked on top of one another.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="soft_hands">soft hands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1052" title="Edit section: soft hands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fielder's ability to cradle the ball well in his glove. Contrast <a href="#hard_hands">hard hands</a>. "I was teaching the players to field the ball out front and 'give in' with the ball and bring it up to a throwing position. The analogy I used was to pretend the ball is an egg and give in with it. I consider this to be 'soft' hands."<sup id="cite_ref-285" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-285"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>285<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="soft_toss">soft toss</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1053" title="Edit section: soft toss"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a coach or teammate from a position adjacent the hitter throws a ball under-hand to allow the hitter to practice hitting into a net or fence.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="soft_tosser">soft tosser</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1054" title="Edit section: soft tosser"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who doesn't have a really fast fastball. "<a href="/wiki/Todd_Jones" title="Todd Jones">Jones</a>, a soft tosser when compared to the Tigers' other hard throwers, struck out <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Posada" title="Jorge Posada">Posada</a>, retired <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Can%C3%B3" title="Robinson Canó">Cano</a> on a soft fly, and got <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Damon</a> to fly out."<sup id="cite_ref-286" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-286"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="solo_home_run">solo home run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1055" title="Edit section: solo home run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> hit when there are no runners on base, so the batter circles the bases solo.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sophomore_jinx">sophomore jinx</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1056" title="Edit section: sophomore jinx"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sophomore_jinx" class="mw-redirect" title="Sophomore jinx">Sophomore jinx</a></div> <dl><dd>The tendency for players to follow a good rookie season with a less-spectacular one. (This term is used outside the realm of baseball as well.) Two of the most notorious examples are <a href="/wiki/Joe_Charboneau" title="Joe Charboneau">Joe Charboneau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Mark Fidrych</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Statistics" title="Statistics">statistical</a> term for the sophomore jinx is "<a href="/wiki/Regression_to_the_mean" class="mw-redirect" title="Regression to the mean">regression to the mean</a>".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="southpaw">southpaw</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1057" title="Edit section: southpaw"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Left-hander, especially a pitcher. Most baseball stadiums are built so that home plate is in the west and the outfield is in the east, so that when the sun sets it is not in the batter's eye. Because of this, a left-handed pitcher's arm is always facing south when he faces the plate. Thus he has a "southpaw".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="spank">spank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1058" title="Edit section: spank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To hit the ball, typically a <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drive</a> to the <a href="#opposite_field_hit">opposite field</a>.</li> <li>To win a game handily or decisively. Headline: "Tigers Spank KC 13-1. Did the Royals Wave the White Flag?"<sup id="cite_ref-287" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-287"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>287<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sparkplug">sparkplug</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1059" title="Edit section: sparkplug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#fireplug">fireplug</a>. A player known for his aggressive, never-say-die attitude (though perhaps modest ability) who may help to spark his team into a rally or a win. "<a href="/wiki/Zoilo_Versalles" title="Zoilo Versalles">Versalles</a> was the sparkplug that led the 1965 Twins to their first World Series."<sup id="cite_ref-288" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-288"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>288<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spider_Tack">Spider Tack</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1060" title="Edit section: Spider Tack"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cheating_in_baseball#Grip_enhancers" title="Cheating in baseball">Cheating in baseball § Grip enhancers</a></div> <dl><dd>A sticky paste product designed for strongman competitions that has been illegally used by some pitchers to enhance their grip on the ball. Illegal grip enhancers have been used by <a href="/wiki/Spitball" title="Spitball">spitball</a> pitchers before, but Spider Tack specifically made headlines during the <a href="/wiki/2021_pitch_doctoring_controversy" title="2021 pitch doctoring controversy">2021 pitch doctoring controversy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-289" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-289"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>289<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="speed_merchant">speed merchant</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1061" title="Edit section: speed merchant"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fast player, often collecting <a href="/wiki/Stolen_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="Stolen bases">stolen bases</a>, bunt singles and/or infield hits.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="spike">spike</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1062" title="Edit section: spike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A runner can "spike" an infielder by sliding into him and causing an injury with the spikes of his shoes.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="spitter">spitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1063" title="Edit section: spitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Spitball" title="Spitball">Spitball</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Spitball" title="Spitball">spitball</a> pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of spit, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="split-finger">split-finger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1064" title="Edit section: split-finger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fastball#splitfinger_fastball" title="Fastball">Fastball § splitfinger fastball</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a> that breaks sharply toward the ground just before reaching the plate due to the pitcher's grip; his first two fingers are spread apart to put a downward spin on the ball. Also called a <i>forkball</i>, <i>splitter</i> or <i>Mr. Splitee</i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="splits">splits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1065" title="Edit section: splits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player's splits are his performance statistics broken down or split into categories such as batting average against right-handed vs. left-handed pitchers, in home games vs. away games, or in day games vs. night games. When statistics are split in such a way they may reveal patterns that allow a manager to use (perhaps to platoon) a player strategically where he can be most effective. Sabermetricians may use such splits to investigate patterns that explain overall performance, including topics such as whether a pitcher may have doctored the ball during home games.<sup id="cite_ref-290" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-290"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>290<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="spoil_a_pitch">spoil a pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1066" title="Edit section: spoil a pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher throws a strike over the plate that at first seems good enough to strike the batter out but the batter fouls it off, the batter may be said to "spoil the pitch". The usage is similar to that of "fighting off a pitch".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="spot_starter">spot starter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1067" title="Edit section: spot starter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A pitcher who starts an occasional game (perhaps only one game) who is not a regular <a href="#starting_pitcher">starter</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Starting_rotation" class="mw-redirect" title="Starting rotation">rotation</a>. This is a pitcher who is already on a team's roster and usually works as a <a href="#relief_pitcher">relief pitcher</a>. In contrast to a spot starter, who is already on the roster, an <a href="#emergency_starter">emergency starter</a> is typically a player who is brought up from the minor leagues on very short notice because a regular starter is injured. Sometimes, however, even a player who is already on the roster may be referred to as an emergency starter if his starting role arises because the regularly scheduled starter has been injured.</li> <li>In recent years, the term "spot starter" has more commonly been used to describe a pitcher called up from the minors specifically to make one start before being optioned back down to the minors immediately following the game, particularly when the pitcher in question is the extra player added to the active roster for a scheduled doubleheader.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="spray_hitter">spray hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1068" title="Edit section: spray hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who hits <a href="/wiki/Line_drive" class="mw-redirect" title="Line drive">line drives</a> to all fields. Not a <a href="#pull_hitter">pull hitter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="spring_training">spring training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1069" title="Edit section: spring training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">Spring training</a></div> <dl><dd>In Major League Baseball, spring training consists of work-outs and exhibition games that precede the regular season. It serves the purpose of both auditioning players for final roster spots and giving players practice prior to competitive play. The managers and coaches use spring training to set their opening-day 25-man roster.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="square_around">square around</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1070" title="Edit section: square around"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter turns his stance from being sideways to the pitcher's mound to facing the pitcher's mound. This is typically done when a batter prepares to <a href="#bunt">bunt</a> a ball, in particular when he intends to do a <a href="#sacrifice_bunt">sacrifice bunt</a>. "Whether you square around or pivot, you want to make sure you are in a comfortable and athletic position to bunt the ball. Your knees should be bent and your bat should be held out in front of your body. The barrel of the bat should be at the same height as your eyes and at the top of the strike zone".<sup id="cite_ref-291" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-291"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="square_up">square up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1071" title="Edit section: square up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To get a good swing at the ball and hit it hard near the center of the ball. "It makes a big difference because you work hard to square a ball up, but they catch it or make a good play", <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pierre" title="Juan Pierre">Pierre</a> said. "It takes the wind out of you a little bit and it makes him (<a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a>) probably feel better, too".<sup id="cite_ref-292" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-292"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>292<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="squeeze_play">squeeze play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1072" title="Edit section: squeeze play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Squeeze_play_(baseball)" title="Squeeze play (baseball)">Squeeze play (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A tactic used to attempt to score a runner from third on a bunt. There are two types of squeeze plays: suicide squeeze and safety squeeze. In a <b>suicide squeeze</b>, the runner takes off towards home plate as soon as the pitcher begins his throw toward home plate. In a <b>safety squeeze</b>, the runner waits until the batter makes contact with the ball before committing himself to try to reach home.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="squeeze_the_zone">squeeze the zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1073" title="Edit section: squeeze the zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When an umpire calls balls and strikes as if the <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a> is smaller than usual, he's said to "squeeze the zone".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="squibber">squibber</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1074" title="Edit section: squibber"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#nubber">nubber</a>. A batted ball that is either off the end of the bat or from a very late swing, which puts side spin on it as it rolls (typically toward the first or third baseman).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="staff">staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1075" title="Edit section: staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The pitching staff of a given team.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stand-up_double_or_triple_(or_standing/standing_up)"><span id="stand-up_double_or_triple_.28or_standing.2Fstanding_up.29"></span>stand-up double or triple (or <i>standing</i>/<i>standing up</i>)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1076" title="Edit section: stand-up double or triple (or standing/standing up)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An extra-base hit in which the runner reaches base easily without needing to slide, i.e. remains standing up as he touches the bag. Also referred to simply as "standing" i.e. "the runner from 3rd base scores standing (up)." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stance">stance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1077" title="Edit section: stance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>When a hitter steps into the batter's box, he typically stands a few inches from home plate with one shoulder facing the pitcher's mound. His particular manner of bending his knees or holding his bat is referred to as the <b>batter's stance</b> or <b>hitting stance</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-293" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-293"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>293<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A catcher typically crouches or <a href="/wiki/Squatting_position" title="Squatting position">squats</a> behind home plate, holding his glove up as a target for the pitcher. This is referred to as a <b>catcher's stance</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-294" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-294"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>294<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A <b>pitcher's stance</b> or <b><a href="/wiki/Pitching_position" title="Pitching position">pitching position</a></b> involves how and where he stands on the mound, how his back foot toes the rubber, his windup, and his delivery.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stanza">stanza</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1078" title="Edit section: stanza"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a>. "In that stanza, however, the Tigers . . . clawed their way back into the ballgame."<sup id="cite_ref-295" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-295"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="starting_pitcher">starting pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1079" title="Edit section: starting pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">Starting pitcher</a></div> <dl><dd>The "starter" is the first pitcher in the game for each team. (For a less frequently used strategy to start the game, see <a href="#opener">opener</a>.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="starting_rotation">starting rotation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1080" title="Edit section: starting rotation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Another term for <i><a href="/wiki/Starting_rotation" class="mw-redirect" title="Starting rotation">rotation</a></i> (the planned order of a team's <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitchers</a>).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="station">station</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1081" title="Edit section: station"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player's assigned defensive <a href="#position">position</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="station-to-station">station-to-station</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1082" title="Edit section: station-to-station"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Oddly enough, this term can mean completely different things. It can be referred to as a close relative of <i>inside baseball</i>, where hit-and-runs and base-stealing are frequent. It can also mean its exact opposite, where a team takes fewer chances of getting thrown out on the bases by cutting down on steal attempts and taking the extra base on a hit; therefore, the team will maximise the number of runs scored on a homer.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stathead">stathead</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1083" title="Edit section: stathead"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Statheads use <a href="/wiki/Statistical_methods" class="mw-redirect" title="Statistical methods">statistical methods</a> to analyze baseball game strategy as well as player and team performance. They use the tools of <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">sabermetrics</a> to analyze baseball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stats">stats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1084" title="Edit section: stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Short for "statistics", the numbers generated by the game: runs, hits, errors, strikeouts, batting average, earned run average, fielding average, etc. Most of the numbers used by players and fans are not true mathematical <a href="/wiki/Statistics" title="Statistics">statistics</a>, but the term is in common usage.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stayed_alive">stayed alive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1085" title="Edit section: stayed alive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter who already has two strikes swings at but fouls off a pitch, he may be said to have "stayed alive". He (or his at bat) will live to see another pitch. Similarly, when a team that is facing elimination from the playoffs wins a game, it may be said to have "stayed alive" to play another game.<sup id="cite_ref-296" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-296"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>296<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="steady_diet">steady diet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1086" title="Edit section: steady diet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter shows that it is easier to get him out with a certain type of pitch, he may receive a "steady diet" of that type of pitch thrown. Headline: "Phillies' <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Howard</a> Gets a Steady Diet of Curveballs".<sup id="cite_ref-297" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-297"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="steaks">steaks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1087" title="Edit section: steaks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#RBI">RBIs</a>. Derived from the common pronunciation of RBI as "ribbie", which was apparently once pronounced as <a href="/wiki/Rib-eye" class="mw-redirect" title="Rib-eye">Rib-eye</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="steal">steal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1088" title="Edit section: steal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#stolen_base">stolen base</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stealing_signs">stealing signs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1089" title="Edit section: stealing signs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sign_stealing" title="Sign stealing">sign stealing</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a team that is at bat tries to see the <a href="#sign">sign</a> the catcher is giving to the pitcher (indicating what type of pitch to throw), the team is said to be stealing signs. This may be done by a runner who is on base (typically second base) watching the catcher's signs to the pitcher and giving a signal of some kind to the batter. (To prevent this, the pitcher and catcher may change their signs when there is a runner on second base.) Sometimes a first-base or third-base coach might see a catcher's signs if the catcher isn't careful. In unusual cases, the signs may be read through binoculars by somebody sitting in the stands, perhaps in center field, and sending a signal to the hitter in some way.</li> <li>When a hitter is suspected of peeking to see how a catcher is setting up behind the plate as a clue to what pitch might be coming or what the intended location is, then the pitcher will usually send the hitter a message: <b><a href="#stick_it_in_his_ear">stick it in his ear</a></b>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stepping_in_the_bucket">stepping in the bucket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1090" title="Edit section: stepping in the bucket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A phrase for an "open" batting stance, in which the hitter's leading foot is aligned away from the plate (toward left field for a right-handed batter). The stance reduces power in the swing and slows the hitter's exit toward first base; however, many players believe it allows them to see the pitch better, and more naturally drive the ball to the opposite field.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stick_it_in_his_ear">stick it in his ear</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1091" title="Edit section: stick it in his ear"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>"Stick it in his ear!" is a cry that may come from fans in the stands, appealing to the home team pitcher to be aggressive (throw the ball at the opposing batter). The line is attributed originally, however, to <a href="/wiki/Leo_Durocher" title="Leo Durocher">Leo Durocher</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stick_it_in_his_pocket">stick it in his pocket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1092" title="Edit section: stick it in his pocket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Said of an infielder who secures a batted or thrown ball, but chooses to hold the ball rather than throwing to try for an out. For example, a shortstop might range <a href="/wiki/In_the_hole" class="mw-redirect" title="In the hole">in the hole</a> to field a ground ball, but then elect to "stick it in his pocket" rather than attempting to throw to first base to put out the batter-runner, whether to avoid the possibility of a throwing error or to prevent another runner on base from advancing on the throw. Often happens on a ball hit so slowly that, by the time it's fielded, the runner(s) have already advanced so far that a throw and catch for a force out is unlikely or impossible.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sticky_stuff">sticky stuff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1093" title="Edit section: sticky stuff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cheating_in_baseball#Grip_enhancers" title="Cheating in baseball">Cheating in baseball § Grip enhancers</a></div> <dl><dd>Layman's term for illegal grip-enhancing substances used by pitchers such as <a href="/wiki/Pine_tar" title="Pine tar">pine tar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_jelly" title="Petroleum jelly">petroleum jelly</a>, human <a href="/wiki/Saliva" title="Saliva">saliva</a>, and some <a href="/wiki/Resin" title="Resin">resin</a>-based products.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stolen_base">stolen base</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1094" title="Edit section: stolen base"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">Stolen base</a></div> <dl><dd>In baseball, a stolen base (or "steal") occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. In baseball statistics, stolen bases are denoted by SB. If the catcher thwarts the stolen base by throwing the runner out, the event is recorded as caught stealing (CS). Also see <a href="#uncontested_steal,_undefended_steal">uncontested steal</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stole_first">stole first</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1095" title="Edit section: stole first"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who reaches first base following an <a href="/wiki/Uncaught_third_strike" title="Uncaught third strike">uncaught third strike</a> has (unofficially) "stolen" it.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stone_fingers">stone fingers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1096" title="Edit section: stone fingers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A fielder who misplays easy ground balls. Also see <a href="#hard_hands">hard hands</a> and <a href="#tin_glove">tin glove</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stopper">stopper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1097" title="Edit section: stopper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A team's best starting pitcher, called upon to stop a losing streak<sup id="cite_ref-Almanac_stopper_298-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Almanac_stopper-298"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A team's <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a> (pre-2000)<sup id="cite_ref-Almanac_stopper_298-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Almanac_stopper-298"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>An unusually effective relief pitcher<sup id="cite_ref-299" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-299"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>299<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stranded">stranded</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1098" title="Edit section: stranded"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Another term for <a href="/wiki/Left_on_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Left on base">left on base</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="streak">streak</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1099" title="Edit section: streak"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A series of consecutive wins (a <b>winning streak</b>) or losses (a <b>losing streak</b>). Also, a <a href="#string">string</a>, especially if referring to a series of wins.</li> <li>A series of games in which a batter gets a hit (<b><a href="/wiki/Hitting_streak" title="Hitting streak">hitting streak</a></b>) or fails to get a hit (<b>hitless streak</b>), or accomplishes some other feat of interest (e.g., gets a stolen base or hits a home run).</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stretch">stretch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1100" title="Edit section: stretch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pitching_position" title="Pitching position">Pitching position</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A stretch in baseball pitching means starting sideways, raising your arms high, then throwing the ball. Pitchers often do this with runners on base to keep an eye on them.</li> <li>For other uses of the word "stretch", see <a href="#stretch_a_hit">stretch a hit</a>, <a href="#stretch_run">stretch run</a>, <a href="#down_the_stretch">down the stretch</a>, and <a href="#seventh_inning_stretch">seventh inning stretch</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stretch_a_hit">stretch a hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1101" title="Edit section: stretch a hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To <b>stretch a hit</b> is to take an additional base on a hit, typically by aggressive running.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stretch_the_lineup">stretch the lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1102" title="Edit section: stretch the lineup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To <b>stretch the lineup</b> is to have strong hitters after the 3rd, 4th, and 5th places in the batting order, which are normally where the <a href="#power_hitter">power hitters</a> are found. "<a href="/wiki/V%C3%ADctor_Mart%C3%ADnez_(baseball)" title="Víctor Martínez (baseball)">Victor</a> goes out there every day and shows you why he is a professional hitter – he's never afraid to just take a base hit when that's what there for him", <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Leyland</a> said. "<a href="/wiki/Carlos_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Carlos Guillén">Carlos</a> lets us stretch our lineup with another professional hitter, and also a <a href="#witch_hitter">switch-hitter</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-300" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-300"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>300<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stretch_run">stretch run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1103" title="Edit section: stretch run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The last part of the regular baseball season when teams are competing to reach the playoffs or championship. Perhaps derived from the term "home stretch" in horse racing or car racing when the horse (or car) comes out of the final turn and is racing toward the finish line. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> eyeing help for stretch run"<sup id="cite_ref-301" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-301"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>301<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (The Tigers are seeking additional players as they approach the end of the season).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="strike">strike</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1104" title="Edit section: strike"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a batter swings at a <a href="/wiki/Pitch_(baseball)" title="Pitch (baseball)">pitch</a>, but fails to hit it, when a batter does not swing at a pitch that is thrown within the <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a>, when the ball is hit <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul</a> and the strike count is less than<span class="nowrap"> </span>2 (a batter cannot strike out on a <a href="/wiki/Foul_ball" title="Foul ball">foul ball</a>; however, he can fly out), when a ball is bunted foul, regardless of the strike count, when the ball touches the batter as he swings at it, when the ball touches the batter in the strike zone, or when the ball is a <a href="/wiki/Foul_tip" title="Foul tip">foul tip</a>.</li> <li>A particularly hard, accurate throw by a fielder attempting to put out a baserunner (or a particularly hard, accurate <a href="#pickoff">pickoff</a> attempt by the pitcher) is sometimes referred to as <b>throwing a strike</b>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="strike_out">strike out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1105" title="Edit section: strike out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeout</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>Of a pitcher, the throwing of three strikes in one plate appearance. This normally retires the batter, and counts as one out. However, it is possible for the hitter to strike out and still reach base, if the catcher drops the <a href="#strikeout_pitch">strikeout pitch</a>.</li> <li>Of a hitter, with a count of two strikes, to make a third strike by swinging at and missing a pitch, swinging at a pitch and tipping a foul ball directly into the catcher's mitt which is subsequently caught, taking a called strike, or bunting a ball foul.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="strikeout_pitch">strikeout pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1106" title="Edit section: strikeout pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The last pitch of a <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeout</a>; the third strike.</li> <li>The type of pitch (specific to each pitcher) that he or she prefers to use as the last pitch of a strikeout. This is almost always a breaking pitch – a pitch that moves out of the strike zone, increasing the chance that the batter will swing and miss.<sup id="cite_ref-302" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-302"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>302<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="strikeout_pitcher">strikeout pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1107" title="Edit section: strikeout pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who strikes out hitters a lot.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="strike_'em_out/throw_'em_out"><span id="strike_.27em_out.2Fthrow_.27em_out"></span>strike 'em out/throw 'em out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1108" title="Edit section: strike 'em out/throw 'em out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#double_play">double play</a> in which a batter strikes out and the catcher then immediately throws out a baserunner trying to steal. Sometimes this is called strikeout/double-play. Usually scored 2-6 or 2-4 for an out at second.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="strike_out_the_side">strike out the side</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1109" title="Edit section: strike out the side"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Striking_out_the_side" title="Striking out the side">Striking out the side</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A pitcher is said to have "struck out the side" when he retires all three batters in one inning by striking them out.</li> <li>"All three" may mean that only three batters came to the plate (and struck out), but the phrase could refer to the three batters who made outs (regardless what happened to the others).</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="strike_zone">strike zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1110" title="Edit section: strike zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">Strike zone</a></div> <dl><dd>The imaginary prism over home plate used to "call" balls and strikes.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="string">string</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1111" title="Edit section: string"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A series of consecutive wins. A winning <a href="#streak">streak</a>.</li> <li>Any other series of consecutive events, such as strike-outs or scoreless innings.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="struck_out_looking">struck out looking</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1112" title="Edit section: struck out looking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>"Struck out looking" means the batter didn't swing at a pitch the umpire judged a strike, resulting in an out. Some scorecards show it with a backwards "K". Sports commentators have also been known to use the slang term "just browsing" when showing a batter that's "struck out looking" on <i><a href="/wiki/SportsCenter" title="SportsCenter">SportsCenter</a></i> or other related shows.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="struck_out_swinging">struck out swinging</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1113" title="Edit section: struck out swinging"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter called out on strikes when swinging at the third strike is said to have "struck out swinging". Usually labeled with the traditional forward "K" on scorecards.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="struck_out_bunting">struck out bunting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1114" title="Edit section: struck out bunting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter called out on strikes when the third strike resulted from a bunted ball that came to rest in foul territory.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="stuff">stuff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1115" title="Edit section: stuff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher's "stuff" is how hard their pitches are to hit, combining movement (breaking balls) or speed (fastballs). This is separate from <a href="#locate">location</a>, another key aspect of pitching.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="submarine">submarine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1116" title="Edit section: submarine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Submarine_(baseball)" title="Submarine (baseball)">Submarine (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who throws with such a severe <a href="/wiki/Sidearm_(baseball)" title="Sidearm (baseball)">sidearm</a> motion that the pitch comes from below his waist, sometimes near the ground. (A submariner does not throw underhanded, as in fastpitch <a href="/wiki/Softball" title="Softball">softball</a>.) See <a href="/wiki/Submarine_(baseball)" title="Submarine (baseball)">submarine</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="subway_series">subway series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1117" title="Edit section: subway series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Subway_Series" title="Subway Series">Subway Series</a></div> <dl><dd>When two teams from the same city or metropolitan area play a series of games, they are presumed to be so near to one another that they could take the subway to play at their opponent's stadium. <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Yankees" class="mw-redirect" title="Yankees">Yankees</a> would be (and is) called a subway series; a <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/White_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="White Sox">White Sox</a> series would be an "<a href="/wiki/Chicago_%27L%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago 'L'">L</a>" series; and a series between the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_A%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland A's">Oakland A's</a> and the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> would be (and was) the "<a href="/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit" title="Bay Area Rapid Transit">BART</a>" series. However, a series between the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a> would not be a subway series, because there is no subway or other rail service between <a href="/wiki/Dodger_Stadium" title="Dodger Stadium">Dodger Stadium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angel_Stadium_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Angel Stadium of Anaheim">Angel Stadium of Anaheim</a> (not even the fabled but fanciful line between "Anaheim, Azusa and Cuc<span class="nowrap"> </span>... amonga").<sup id="cite_ref-303" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-303"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>303<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead such a series is referred to as a <a href="/wiki/Freeway_Series" title="Freeway Series">freeway series</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sunday_Funday">Sunday Funday</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1118" title="Edit section: Sunday Funday"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>After winning a weekend series in college baseball, the team will party Sunday night. This is because college teams play five nights a week and have no free time to party except on Sundays, because they can rest on their required Monday off day.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="suicide_squeeze">suicide squeeze</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1119" title="Edit section: suicide squeeze"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Squeeze_play_(baseball)" title="Squeeze play (baseball)">Squeeze play (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Squeeze_play_(baseball)" title="Squeeze play (baseball)">squeeze play</a> in which the runner on third breaks for home on the pitch, so that, if the batter does not lay down a <a href="#bunt">bunt</a>, then the runner is an easy out (unless he steals home). Contrast this with the <a href="#safety_squeeze">safety squeeze</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="summer_classic">summer classic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1120" title="Edit section: summer classic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a>, also known as the Midsummer Classic. These annual games, typically played in July, pit the all-stars of the National League against the all-stars of the American League, a concept designed to acknowledge and showcase the achievements of the best players in each league.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sweep">sweep</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1121" title="Edit section: sweep"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Whitewash_(sport)" title="Whitewash (sport)">Whitewash (sport)</a></div> <dl><dd>To win all the games in a series between two teams, whether during the regular 162-game season or during the league championships or World Series. During the regular season, pairs of teams typically square off in several 3- or 4-game series at the home parks of each team. It is also thus possible for one team to sweep a 3- or 4-game series, the "home series" (all the games a team plays at its home field against another given team), the "road series", or the "season series" between two teams. ("Sweep" was also used to mean winning both games of a doubleheader. Sweeps are also used for a college baseball team who wins all three games of a weekend series.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sweeper">sweeper</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1122" title="Edit section: sweeper"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sweeper_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweeper (baseball)">Sweeper (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A pitch very similar to a <a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">slider</a>, but with more horizontal movement.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="sweet_spot">sweet spot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1123" title="Edit section: sweet spot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sweet_spot_(sports)" title="Sweet spot (sports)">Sweet spot (sports)</a></div> <dl><dd>The <a href="#crack_of_the_bat">meat of the bat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-304" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-304"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>304<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Batters know from experience that there is a sweet spot on the bat, about 17 centimetres (6.7 in) from the end of the barrel, where the shock of the impact, felt by the hands, is reduced to such an extent that the batter is almost unaware of the collision. At other impact points, the impact is usually felt as a sting or jarring of the hands and forearm, particularly if the impact occurs at a point well removed from the sweet spot".<sup id="cite_ref-305" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-305"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>305<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-306" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-306"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>306<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> " 'I was ready for a fastball early in the count, because I knew he would go to his other stuff later", <a href="/wiki/Ramon_Santiago" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramon Santiago">Santiago</a> said. "I got one, and I just wanted to hit it on the sweet spot' ".<sup id="cite_ref-307" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-307"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>307<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="swing">swing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1124" title="Edit section: swing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a batter is following his coach's advice to not bunt (never mind those runners), he is said to "swing away".</li> <li>"Swing for the downs" means swing mightily – all or nothing.</li> <li>Attempting a home run is to "swing for the fences".</li> <li>"Swing from the heels" means swinging very hard, hoping for an <a href="/wiki/Extra_base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra base hit">extra base hit</a>.</li> <li>A "swingman" is a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> with relatively good stamina who can function as either a <a href="/wiki/Long_reliever" title="Long reliever">long reliever</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starter</a>, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Justin_Masterson" title="Justin Masterson">Justin Masterson</a> during his time with the Red Sox.<sup id="cite_ref-308" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-308"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>308<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="switch_hitter">switch hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1125" title="Edit section: switch hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Switch_hitter" title="Switch hitter">switch hitter</a> can hit from either side of the plate, i.e. bats both left-handed and right-handed.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="T">T</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1126" title="Edit section: T"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tablesetter">tablesetter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1127" title="Edit section: tablesetter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>a player placed high in the batting order for his tendency to hit for average and steal bases is said to "set the table" for the power hitters behind him in the lineup.</li> <li>an unexpected event early in a ball game, such as a defensive error or a hit batsmen, can be called a "tablesetter" for the outcome of the game.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tag">tag</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1128" title="Edit section: tag"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Tag_out" title="Tag out">tag out</a>. A runner is out if, while in jeopardy, a fielder touches him with a live ball or the hand or glove holding a live ball.</li> <li>To hit the ball hard, typically for an extra-base hit.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tag_up">tag up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1129" title="Edit section: tag up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter hits a ball that is caught before touching the ground (he is out) every runner must retreat back to the base he just left. Once he has touched that base (tagged up), he may legally advance again. If he fails to tag up he can be called out on <a href="#appeal_play">appeal</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tailgate">tailgate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1130" title="Edit section: tailgate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A catcher's butt. In the phrase "he didn't keep his tailgate down" an announcer means a pitched ball was very low or even hit the dirt and went between the catcher's legs.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="take_a_pitch">take a pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1131" title="Edit section: take a pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter decides not to swing at a pitch, he "takes the pitch." He may do this following the instruction of a coach who has given him a <a href="#take_sign">take sign</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="take_sign">take sign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1132" title="Edit section: take sign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The signal from a coach for the batter to not swing at the next pitch—to "take" it. Sometimes when a new pitcher or a reliever comes in, batters are given a general instruction to take the first pitch. Most often, they are told to take a pitch when the <a href="#count">count</a> is 3–0.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="take_something_off_the_pitch">take something off the pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1133" title="Edit section: take something off the pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To throw an <a href="#off-speed_pitch">off-speed</a> pitch or to throw a given pitch slower than the pitcher usually throws it.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="take_the_bat_out_of_his_hands">take the bat out of his hands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1134" title="Edit section: take the bat out of his hands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To issue an <a href="#intentional_pass/intentional_walk">intentional walk</a>. By doing so, a pitcher reduces the potential damage from allowing the batter to swing at and hit a pitch. "<a href="/wiki/Buck_Showalter" title="Buck Showalter">Buck Showalter</a> took the bat out of <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a>' hands with an unheard-of strategy – a bases-loaded intentional walk. Amazingly, the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> manager got away with it."<sup id="cite_ref-309" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-309"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>309<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="take_the_crown">take the crown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1135" title="Edit section: take the crown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To win the championship, i.e. remove the current champions from the throne.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="take_the_field">take the field</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1136" title="Edit section: take the field"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When the defensive players arrive at their positions at the beginning of a half-inning, they have "taken the field". (The pitcher "takes the hill".)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="take-out_slide">take-out slide</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1137" title="Edit section: take-out slide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Slide_(baseball)" title="Slide (baseball)">slide</a> performed for the purpose of hampering the play of the defense. A runner from first to second base will often try to "take out" the fielder at the base to disrupt his throw to first base and "break up the double play". Although the runner is supposed to stay within the base-paths, as long as he touches second base he has a lot of leeway to use his body. Runners in this situation usually need to slide in order to avoid being hit by the throw from second to first; but whether they do a "take-out slide" or come into the base with their spikes high in the air depends as much on their personal disposition as it does the situation. The title of a biography of <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>—"The Tiger Wore Spikes"—says something about how he ran the basepaths.<sup id="cite_ref-310" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-310"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>310<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <dl><dd>Before the 2015 season, "runners were given a good deal of leeway when sliding into a base in an attempt to break up a double play." After some infielders were injured on rough plays during that season, notably when <a href="/wiki/Chase_Utley" title="Chase Utley">Chase Utley</a> slid into <a href="/wiki/Ruben_Tejada" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruben Tejada">Ruben Tejada</a> during the National League Divisional playoffs and broke his leg, Major League Baseball instituted the "bona-fide slide" rule.<sup id="cite_ref-311" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-311"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>311<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The runner must make contact with the ground before reaching the base, he must be able to reach the base with a hand or foot, he must be able to remain on the base at the completion of the slide (except at home plate) and he must not change his path for the purpose of initiating contact with a fielder.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tap">tap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1138" title="Edit section: tap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit a slow or easy ground ball, typically to the pitcher: "Martinez tapped it back to the mound." A ball hit in this way is a <b>tapper</b>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tape_measure_home_run">tape measure home run</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1139" title="Edit section: tape measure home run"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An especially long <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. The term originated from a 1953 game in which <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a> hit a ball out of <a href="/wiki/Griffith_Stadium" title="Griffith Stadium">Griffith Stadium</a> in Washington, D.C. The distance the ball flew was measured and the next day a picture of Mantle with a <a href="/wiki/Tape_measure" title="Tape measure">tape measure</a> was published in the newspaper. A play-by-play announcer may also call a long home run <b>a tape measure job</b>. Although fans have always been interested in how far home runs may travel and in comparing the great home runs of the great and not-so-great home run hitters, the science of measuring home runs remains inexact.<sup id="cite_ref-312" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-312"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>312<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-313" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-313"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>313<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tater">tater</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1140" title="Edit section: tater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. The term started to appear in the 1970s, specifically as "long tater". (The ball itself has been known as a "potato" or "tater" for generations.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tattoo">tattoo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1141" title="Edit section: tattoo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit the ball very hard, figuratively to put a tattoo from the bat's trademark on the ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tax_evader">tax evader</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1142" title="Edit section: tax evader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A deep <a href="/wiki/Fly_ball_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fly ball (baseball)">fly ball</a> which has a chance to become a <a href="/wiki/Base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Base hit">base hit</a> or <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. Said of <a href="/wiki/Brett_Lawrie" title="Brett Lawrie">Brett Lawrie</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">inside-the-park home run</a> on 25 June 2016 when the ball was still in the air with its fate not yet certain.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TB">TB</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1143" title="Edit section: TB"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Total_bases" title="Total bases">Total bases</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tea_party">tea party</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1144" title="Edit section: tea party"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Conference on the mound, involving more players than just the pitcher and catcher, and sometimes coaches and managers. Also a <a href="#pow_wow">pow wow</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tee_off">tee off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1145" title="Edit section: tee off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Easily hittable pitches are likened to stationary baseballs sitting on <a href="/wiki/Tee#Tee-ball_tee" title="Tee">batting tees</a> (or possibly <a href="/wiki/Tee#Golf_tee" title="Tee">golf tees</a>, since this term is also part of the lexicon of golf), and therefore batters hitting such pitches are said to be 'teeing off'.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="telegraph">telegraph</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1146" title="Edit section: telegraph"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To <a href="#tipping_pitches">tip one's pitches</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="terminator">terminator</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1147" title="Edit section: terminator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher's "out pitch" (usually his best pitch); the one upon which he relies. Made famous by the movie <a href="/wiki/Major_League_II" title="Major League II">Major League II</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_Leaguer">Texas Leaguer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1148" title="Edit section: Texas Leaguer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A Texas Leaguer (or <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> single) is a weakly hit fly ball that drops in for a single between an <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>. This is now more commonly referred to as a flare, blooper, or "bloop single". It is most colorfully called a 'gork shot' or a 'duck snort.' See <a href="#blooper">blooper</a>.</li> <li>Outfielder <a href="/wiki/Ollie_Pickering" title="Ollie Pickering">Ollie Pickering</a> is credited with giving baseball the term "Texas Leaguer," a pejorative slang for a weak pop fly that lands unimpressively between an infielder and an outfielder for a base hit. According to the April 21, 1906, edition of The Sporting Life,<sup id="cite_ref-314" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-314"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>314<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John McCloskey, founder of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a> and then-manager of the Houston Mudcats – who would later go onto manage the St. Louis Cardinals – signed 22-year-old Pickering to play center field on the morning of May 21, 1892. That afternoon, Pickering turned in one of the most remarkable performances in the history of the Texas League, stringing together seven consecutive singles in one game, each a soft, looping fly ball that fell in no-man's land between either the first baseman and right fielder or the third baseman and left fielder. News of Pickering's feat spread quickly throughout the nation and the term "Texas Leaguer" became ingrained in the baseball lexicon. Pickering's seven consecutive singles in a game still stands as a Texas League record.<sup id="cite_ref-315" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-315"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>315<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pickering would go on to play and manage for 30 years, with major league stops as an outfielder for the Louisville Colonels, Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Blues (now Guardians), St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="third_of_an_inning">third of an inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1149" title="Edit section: third of an inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A concept in <a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">statistics</a> to account for when a pitcher retires only one or two of the [at least] three batters in a full inning, e.g. 3.1 and 5.2 (for convenience in print; those represent <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">3<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> and <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">5<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> respectively).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="three-bagger_or_three-base_hit">three-bagger or three-base hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1150" title="Edit section: three-bagger or three-base hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triple</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="three_true_outcomes">three true outcomes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1151" title="Edit section: three true outcomes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The three ways a plate appearance can end without fielders coming into play: walks, home runs, and strikeouts. <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">Baseball Prospectus</a> coined the term in homage to <a href="/wiki/Rob_Deer" title="Rob Deer">Rob Deer</a>, who excelled at producing all three outcomes. The statistical result of the three true outcomes on a player's slash line is a low batting average, as well as an unusually high on-base percentage relative to the batting average. Traditionally, players with a high percentage of their plate appearances ending in one of the three true outcomes are underrated,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> as general managers often overestimate the harm in striking out, and underestimate the value of a walk.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="three_up,_three_down"><span id="three_up.2C_three_down"></span>three up, three down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1152" title="Edit section: three up, three down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To face just three batters in an inning. Having a "three up, three down inning" is the goal of any pitcher. Unlike in a 1-2-3 inning, batters are permitted to reach base so long as only three batters are faced by the pitcher. For instance, a single, then a strikeout, then a double play is a three up three down inning, but not a 1-2-3 inning. See also: <a href="#side_retired">side retired</a>, <a href="#1-2-3_inning">1-2-3 inning</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="through_the_wickets">through the wickets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1153" title="Edit section: through the wickets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batted ball passes through the legs of a player on the field (most commonly an infielder) it's often said, "That one went right through the wickets." The term refers to the metal arches (called wickets) used in the game of <a href="/wiki/Croquet" title="Croquet">croquet</a> through which balls are hit. Letting the ball through his legs makes a baseball player look (and feel) inept, and the official scorekeeper typically records the play as an <a href="#error">error</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="throw_a_clothesline">throw a clothesline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1154" title="Edit section: throw a clothesline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a fielder throws the ball so hard it appears to hardly arc at all, he has "thrown a clothesline". Akin to a line drive being described as a <a href="#rope">rope</a> or frozen rope.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="throw_him_the_chair">throw him the chair</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1155" title="Edit section: throw him the chair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Striking out a batter, causing him to sit down in the dugout.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="thrower">thrower</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1156" title="Edit section: thrower"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who throws the ball hard in the direction of home plate but without much accuracy or <a href="#command">command</a>. Distinguished from a "pitcher", who may or may not throw the ball as hard but who has command and is likely to be more successful in getting batters out.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="throwing_seeds/throwing_the_pill/throwing_BBs"><span id="throwing_seeds.2Fthrowing_the_pill.2Fthrowing_BBs"></span>throwing seeds/throwing the pill/throwing BBs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1157" title="Edit section: throwing seeds/throwing the pill/throwing BBs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher's <a href="#fastball">fastball</a> is so good it seems as though the baseball is the size of a seed (or pill or BB), and just about as hittable.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tie_him_up">tie him up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1158" title="Edit section: tie him up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Getting a pitch in on the hitter's hands, making it impossible for him to swing.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tilt">tilt</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1159" title="Edit section: tilt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A game. A face-off between competitors, as in a <a href="/wiki/Jousting" title="Jousting">joust</a>. Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Brett_Myers" title="Brett Myers">Myers</a>, Phillies beat Mets in key NL East tilt".<sup id="cite_ref-316" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-316"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>316<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="time_play">time play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1160" title="Edit section: time play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A run can be scored on the same play as the third out, but only if the third out is not a <a href="#force_play">force out</a>, and is not made by the batter before reaching first base. In order for the run to count, the runner must reach home plate <i>before</i> the third out is made elsewhere on the field, so the play is known as a "time play".<sup id="cite_ref-317" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-317"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>317<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tin_glove">tin glove</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1161" title="Edit section: tin glove"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A poor fielding (defensive) player is often said to have a "tin glove", as if his baseball mitt was made of inflexible metal. This is a sarcastic reference to the <a href="#gold_glove">gold glove</a> awarded for defensive excellence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tipping">tipping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1162" title="Edit section: tipping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a pitcher inadvertently signals what type pitch is next, he is said to be "tipping" or "telegraphing" them. It may be something in his position on the rubber, his body lean, how he holds or moves his glove when going into the stretch, whether he moves his index finger outside his glove, or some aspect of his pitching motion. Akin to what is called a <a href="/wiki/Tell_(poker)" title="Tell (poker)">tell</a> in poker: a habit, behavior, or physical reaction that gives other players more information about your hand.</li> <li>Coaches as well as players on the bench make a habit of watching everything an opposing pitcher is doing, looking for information that will allow them to forecast what kind of pitch is coming. When pitchers go through a bad spell, they may become paranoid that they're tipping their pitches to the opposing batters. A pitcher and coaches are likely to spend a lot of time studying film of the games to learn what the pitcher might be doing that tips his pitches.</li> <li>Pitchers will try to hide their grip even while delivering the ball. <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Rick Sutcliffe</a> used to wind up in such a way that his body concealed the ball from the batter almost until the moment of release. In contrast, relief ace <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Dennis Eckersley</a>, playing a psychological game, would hold the ball up in such a way that he purposely showed off the type of grip he had on it, essentially "daring" the batter to hit it.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="toe_the_slab">toe the slab</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1163" title="Edit section: toe the slab"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To take the mound; to pitch. Sometimes expressed as "toe the rubber". Literally, to put the toe of his shoe on the <a href="#rubber">rubber</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="took_the_ball_out_of_the_catcher's_glove"><span id="took_the_ball_out_of_the_catcher.27s_glove"></span>took the ball out of the catcher's glove</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1164" title="Edit section: took the ball out of the catcher's glove"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter swings a bit late, perhaps hitting the ball to the opposite field, a broadcaster may say he "took the ball out of the catcher's glove" (just before the catcher was able to catch it).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="took_the_collar">took the collar</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1165" title="Edit section: took the collar"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Went hitless. See <a href="#collar">collar</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tomahawk">tomahawk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1166" title="Edit section: tomahawk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To hit a high pitch, perhaps one that's out of the strike zone, so that the batter may appear to be swinging downwards as if his bat is a <a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_(axe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomahawk (axe)">tomahawk</a>. "Things started well for the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Blue Jays</a> in their first at-bat when <a href="/wiki/Matt_Stairs" title="Matt Stairs">Stairs</a> tomahawked a <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke Matsuzaka">Matsuzaka</a> pitch on one bounce into the stands behind <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>'s famed <a href="/wiki/Pesky_pole" class="mw-redirect" title="Pesky pole">Pesky's Pole</a> for a <a href="#ground_rules">ground-rule</a> double."<sup id="cite_ref-318" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-318"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>318<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Kirby Puckett</a> when asked by broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Jim Kaat</a> about his walk-off home run which won Game Six of the <a href="/wiki/1991_World_Series" title="1991 World Series">1991 World Series</a>, "I just tomahawked that ball, Kitty!"</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tommy_John_surgery">Tommy John surgery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1167" title="Edit section: Tommy John surgery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ulnar_collateral_ligament_reconstruction" title="Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction">Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction</a></div> <dl><dd>A type of reconstructive elbow surgery with estimated recovery time 14-18 months. Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Tommy_John" title="Tommy John">Tommy John</a> was the first professional athlete to successfully undergo it.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tools">tools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1168" title="Edit section: tools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="#5-tool_player">5-tool player</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tools_of_ignorance">tools of ignorance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1169" title="Edit section: tools of ignorance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>'s gear.</dd></dl> <p>Different sources have credited Muddy Ruel and Bill Dickey with coining the phrase. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="toolsy">toolsy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1170" title="Edit section: toolsy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A player with many <a href="#5-tool_player">tools</a> who hasn't matured yet.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TOOTBLAN">TOOTBLAN</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1171" title="Edit section: TOOTBLAN"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A tongue-in-cheek term for when a baserunner commits a blunder that leads to him being tagged or forced out. It stands for "Thrown Out On The Basepaths Like A Nincompoop".<sup id="cite_ref-319" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-319"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was created as part of an effort to determine what impact on-base outs had on a batter's on-base percentage.<sup id="cite_ref-320" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-320"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>320<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="top_of_the_inning">top of the inning</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1172" title="Edit section: top of the inning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The first half of an <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a> during which the visiting team bats; derived from its position in the <a href="/wiki/Box_score_(baseball)" title="Box score (baseball)">line score</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="top_of_the_order_batter">top of the order batter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1173" title="Edit section: top of the order batter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter who has speed and a propensity to get on base, and who thus may be suited to be the lead-off or second hitter in the line-up. "I think Brett Jackson looks a lot more like a top of the order guy right now than a middle of the order guy, and he seems like a viable leadoff hitter based on his performance as a professional."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="top-step_pitcher">top-step pitcher</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1174" title="Edit section: top-step pitcher"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a pitcher has reached a point where he's at risk of being pulled and replaced by another pitcher, the manager may be standing at the "top step" of the dugout, ready to go immediately to the mound after the next pitch.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tore_the_cover_off_the_ball">tore the cover off the ball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1175" title="Edit section: tore the cover off the ball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Hit the ball so hard that the batter figuratively tore the cover off the ball. Also used in <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Thayer" title="Ernest Thayer">Ernest Thayer</a>'s famous "<a href="/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat" title="Casey at the Bat">Casey at the Bat</a>":</dd></dl> <dl><dd><blockquote><p>"But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all,</p></blockquote></dd> <dd><blockquote><p>And Blake, the much despised, tore the cover off the ball<span class="nowrap"> </span>..."<sup id="cite_ref-321" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-321"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>321<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="tossed">tossed</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1176" title="Edit section: tossed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a player or manager is ordered by an <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">umpire</a> to leave a game, that player or manager is said to have been "tossed". Usually, this is the result of arguing with an umpire. Similar to being "red carded" in soccer. See <a href="#eject">ejected</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="total_bases">total bases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1177" title="Edit section: total bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The sum of the number of bases advanced by a batter/runner on his own safe hits over a specified period of time, where a single =<span class="nowrap"> </span>1, a double =<span class="nowrap"> </span>2, a triple =<span class="nowrap"> </span>3, and a home run =<span class="nowrap"> </span>4. The quotient of total bases divided by at-bats is slugging average, a measure of hitting power. (It can be argued that <i>total</i> bases would include walks and steals.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="touch_all_the_bases">touch all the bases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1178" title="Edit section: touch all the bases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To "touch all the bases" or "touch 'em all" is to hit a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a>. (If a player <i>fails</i> to literally "touch 'em all" – if he misses a base during his home run trot – he can be called out on <a href="#appeal_play">appeal</a>).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="touched_up">touched up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1179" title="Edit section: touched up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who gives up several hits may be said to have been "touched up".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="touchdown">touchdown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1180" title="Edit section: touchdown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A seven-run difference, derived from six points for a touchdown plus the extra point in <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>. For example, a team ahead 10–3 is said to be "up by a touchdown".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TR">TR</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1181" title="Edit section: TR"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>T</b>hrows <b>r</b>ight; used in describing a player's statistics, e.g. John Doe (TR, BR, 6', 172 lbs.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="track_down">track down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1182" title="Edit section: track down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To field a ball, typically a ground ball that a fielder has to travel some distance to stop or a fly ball that an outfielder has to run far to catch. "<a href="/wiki/Mike_Cameron" title="Mike Cameron">Mike Cameron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, can track down flies with the best centerfielders in baseball today."<sup id="cite_ref-322" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-322"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>322<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="trap">trap</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1183" title="Edit section: trap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a fielder attempts to catch a batted baseball in the air but the ball hits the ground just before it enters the fielder's glove, the fielder is said to have "trapped the ball". Sometimes it is difficult for the umpire to tell whether the ball was caught for an out or instead trapped. "Any outfielder worth his salt always makes the catch of the sinking line drive by rolling over and raising his glove triumphantly. It does not matter if he trapped the ball. It does not matter that the replay shows he trapped the ball. What is important is the success of the deception at that moment so that the umpire calls the batter out."<sup id="cite_ref-323" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-323"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>323<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="triple">triple</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1184" title="Edit section: triple"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">Triple (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>A three-base <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hit</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="triple_crown">triple crown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1185" title="Edit section: triple crown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Triple_crown_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple crown (baseball)">Triple crown (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A batter who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories: home runs, runs batted in, and batting average.</li> <li>A pitcher who (at season's end) leads the league in three major categories: earned run average, wins, and strikeouts.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="triple_play">triple play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1186" title="Edit section: triple play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Triple_play" title="Triple play">Triple play</a></div> <dl><dd>When three outs are made on one play. This is rare. While a typical game may have several <a href="#double_play">double plays</a>, a typical <i>season</i> has only a few triple plays. This is primarily because the circumstances are rather specific—that there be at least two runners, and no outs, and that typically one of these circumstances occurs: (1) the batter hits a sharp grounder to the third baseman, who touches the base, throws to second base to get the second out, and the second baseman or shortstop relays the ball to first quickly enough to get the batter-runner for the third out (also called a 5-4-3 or 5-6-3 triple play, respectively); OR (2) the runners are off on the pitch, in a <a href="#hit_and_run">hit-and-run</a> play, but an infielder catches the ball on a <a href="#line_drive">line-drive</a> out, and <a href="#relay">relays</a> to the appropriate bases in time to get two other runners before they can retreat to their bases. The latter situation can also yield an extremely rare <i>unassisted</i> triple play, of which 14 have occurred in the entire history of major league baseball. A second baseman or shortstop will catch the ball, his momentum will carry him to second base to make the second out, and he will run and touch the runner from first before the runner can fully regain his momentum and turn around back to first.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="turn_two">turn two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1187" title="Edit section: turn two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To execute a <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="twin_bill">twin bill</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1188" title="Edit section: twin bill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="twin_killing">twin killing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1189" title="Edit section: twin killing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#double_play">double play</a>.</li> <li>Winning both ends of a <a href="#doubleheader">doubleheader</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="twirler">twirler</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1190" title="Edit section: twirler"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An old fashioned term for a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a>. In the early years, pitchers would often twirl their arms in a circle one or more times before delivering the ball, literally using a "windup", in the belief it would reduce stress on their arms. The terms "twirler" and "twirling" faded along with that motion. The modern term "hurler" is effectively the substitute term.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="two_away_or_two_down">two away or two down</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1191" title="Edit section: two away or two down"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When there are two outs in the inning.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="two-bagger_or_two-base_hit">two-bagger or two-base hit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1192" title="Edit section: two-bagger or two-base hit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#double">double</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="two-seam_fastball">two-seam fastball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1193" title="Edit section: two-seam fastball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">fastball</a> held in such a way that it breaks slightly downward, and most often away from the pitcher's arm, as it crosses the plate. A <a href="#sinker">sinker</a>. A <b>two-seamer</b>. Due to the grip, generally with or along the two straight seams, as opposed to a four seamer, which is gripped across the horseshoe, the batter sees only one pair of seams spinning instead of two.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="two-sport_player">two-sport player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1194" title="Edit section: two-sport player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Many college athletes play two sports, but it is rare for someone to play two major league professional sports well or simultaneously. Sometimes players have brief major league trial periods in two professional sports but quickly drop one of them. Some "two-sport" players who played multiple major league baseball seasons have been <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thorpe" title="Jim Thorpe">Jim Thorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Jordan" title="Brian Jordan">Brian Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Conley" title="Gene Conley">Gene Conley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bo_Jackson" title="Bo Jackson">Bo Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ainge" title="Danny Ainge">Danny Ainge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Reed" title="Ron Reed">Ron Reed</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deion_Sanders" title="Deion Sanders">Deion Sanders</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hendrickson" title="Mark Hendrickson">Mark Hendrickson</a>. Although <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> tried to become a major league baseball player after his first retirement from the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>, he didn't make the big leagues and did not try to play <i>both</i> baseball and basketball at the same time.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="two-way_player">two-way player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1195" title="Edit section: two-way player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Two-way_player#Baseball" title="Two-way player">Two-way player § Baseball</a></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A term borrowed from <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> to describe either a player who can pitch and hit well, or a player who can pitch and play another defensive position well. The most famous Major League ballplayer who was truly a two-way player was <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>. He started his career as an outstanding pitcher and later played in the outfield—<i>and</i> was one of the greatest home run hitters of all time.</li> <li>The term is sometimes used to describe a player who is good at both offense and defense: "Manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a> said during the season that he believes <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Inge" title="Brandon Inge">Inge</a> has the potential to become one of the league's best two-way players."</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U">U</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1196" title="Edit section: U"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UA_or_U.A.">UA or U.A.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1197" title="Edit section: UA or U.A."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Abbreviation for <a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">Union Association</a>, a one-year (1884) major league.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uecker_seats">Uecker seats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1198" title="Edit section: Uecker seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Spectator seating offering a very poor view of the playing field, usually located in a stadium's upper decks. Named for longtime Milwaukee Brewers announcer Bob Uecker, in reference to one of his <a href="/wiki/Miller_Lite" title="Miller Lite">Miller Lite</a> TV ads from the 1980s in which he is removed from the box seats and, after musing that he "must be in the front row," learns that his tickets actually put him in the back row of the right field upper deck.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ugly_finder">ugly finder</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1199" title="Edit section: ugly finder"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A foul ball hit into a dugout, presumably to "find" someone who is ugly or to render him that way if he fails to dodge the ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ukulele_hitter">ukulele hitter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1200" title="Edit section: ukulele hitter"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A weak hitter – <b><a href="#banjo_hitter">banjo hitter</a></b>, <b><a href="#Punch_and_Judy_hitter">Punch and Judy hitter</a></b>. "<a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Wolff</a>: Ukulele Hitter Makes Hall of Fame as Broadcaster".<sup id="cite_ref-324" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-324"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>324<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ultimate_grand_slam">ultimate grand slam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1201" title="Edit section: ultimate grand slam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> by a member of the home team when they are exactly three runs behind in the bottom of the final inning, thus overcoming a 3-run deficit <i>and</i> winning the game with one swing. See also <i><a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a></i>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="umpire">umpire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1202" title="Edit section: umpire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Umpire_(baseball)" title="Umpire (baseball)">Umpire (baseball)</a></div> <dl><dd>"The ump" is in charge of a game, as are members of his crew ("refs" in most other sports).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="unassisted_play">unassisted play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1203" title="Edit section: unassisted play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a fielder single-handedly executes a play which is more often completed by multiple fielders. For example, with a runner on first base, a ground ball is hit to the shortstop who then steps on second base, completing a force out. Unassisted double plays are rare, and <a href="/wiki/Unassisted_triple_play" title="Unassisted triple play">unassisted triple plays</a> are <i>extremely</i> rare.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uncle_Charlie">Uncle Charlie</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1204" title="Edit section: Uncle Charlie"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A curveball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="uncontested_steal,_undefended_steal"><span id="uncontested_steal.2C_undefended_steal"></span>uncontested steal, undefended steal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1205" title="Edit section: uncontested steal, undefended steal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>If a base runner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate <i>but the catcher does not attempt to throw him out,</i> then the steal may be scored as an uncontested or undefended steal. In the game's statistics, the runner would <i>not</i> be credited with a stolen base. Also called <a href="#defensive_indifference">defensive indifference</a>. See also <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fielder%27s_choice" title="Fielder's choice">fielder's choice</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="up">up</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1206" title="Edit section: up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The player <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bat</a> or on his way there.</li> <li><b>"Batter up!"</b>: Start the <a href="#inning">inning</a> (says an umpire).</li> <li><b><a href="#three_up,_three_down">Three up, three down</a></b>: Three batters came to the plate and all three are out.</li> <li>A team in the lead is "up" by some number of runs.</li> <li><b>Called up</b>, a player has been promoted from the minors to the majors.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="up_and_in">up and in</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1207" title="Edit section: up and in"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Same as <a href="#high_and_tight">high and tight</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="up_in_the_zone">up in the zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1208" title="Edit section: up in the zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch to the upper part of the strike zone. "When <a href="/wiki/Shelby_Miller" title="Shelby Miller">Miller</a> throws his fastball <b>up in the zone</b>, opponents are hitting .079 (6-for-76) and have missed on 36 percent of swings (league average is .232). When his fastball is down or in the middle of the strike zone, opponents hit .270 with a miss rate of 15 percent."<sup id="cite_ref-325" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-325"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>325<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="up_the_middle">up the middle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1209" title="Edit section: up the middle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>(adverb) Said of a ball batted through the middle of the infield, i.e. over or near second base and toward or into the outfield.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="upper_decker">upper decker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1210" title="Edit section: upper decker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a> that lands in the stadium's upper deck.</li> <li>A <a href="/wiki/Dipping_tobacco" title="Dipping tobacco">dip</a> of tobacco placed in the upper lip.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="uppercut">uppercut</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1211" title="Edit section: uppercut"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter's swing moves upward as the bat moves forward. "The looping or uppercut swing is most common when the hitter 'loads up his swing' in order to hit with more power."<sup id="cite_ref-326" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-326"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>326<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="upstairs">upstairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1212" title="Edit section: upstairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A high pitch, usually above the strike zone.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="up_the_elevator_shaft">up the elevator shaft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1213" title="Edit section: up the elevator shaft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A high pop-up directly over the batter.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="up_the_middle_2">up the middle</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1214" title="Edit section: up the middle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The area near an imaginary line from home plate through the pitcher's mound and second base into center field. General managers typically build teams "up the middle", i.e. strength at <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Second base">second base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Center_fielder" title="Center fielder">center field</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="utility">utility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1215" title="Edit section: utility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Utility_player#baseball" title="Utility player">Utility player § baseball</a></div> <dl><dd>A player (usually a bench player) who can play several different positions.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="V">V</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1216" title="Edit section: V"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="visit">visit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1217" title="Edit section: visit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A team (and their fans) in another team's home stadium are "visiting" as "the visitors".</li> <li>A conference with a pitcher is referred to as a "visit to the mound".</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="VORP">VORP</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1218" title="Edit section: VORP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/VORP" class="mw-redirect" title="VORP">VORP</a></div> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/VORP" class="mw-redirect" title="VORP">Value Over Replacement Player</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Woolner" title="Keith Woolner">Keith Woolner</a>'s method of evaluating baseball players. VORP ranks players by comparing their run production (for batters) to that of an imaginary "replacement-level" player that teams can acquire for the league-minimum salary.<sup id="cite_ref-327" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-327"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>327<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="vulture">vulture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1219" title="Edit section: vulture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">reliever</a> who records wins in late innings by being the pitcher of record in the midst of a comeback.<sup id="cite_ref-328" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-328"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>328<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="W">W</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1220" title="Edit section: W"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="waiting_for_the_express_and_caught_the_local">waiting for the express and caught the local</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1221" title="Edit section: waiting for the express and caught the local"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A batter <a href="#caught_looking">caught looking</a> at an <a href="#off-speed_pitch">off-speed pitch</a> for strike three, when the game situation called for (or the batter was expecting) a <a href="#fastball">fastball</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wallop">wallop</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1222" title="Edit section: wallop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="#home_run">home run</a>. Also used as a verb: "<a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Albert Pujols</a> walloped that pitch."</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="walk">walk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1223" title="Edit section: walk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">base on balls</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="walk-off">walk-off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1224" title="Edit section: walk-off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">Walk-off home run</a></div> <dl><dd>A home team immediately wins the game when they score a run to take the lead in the bottom of the last inning.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="warning_track">warning track</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1225" title="Edit section: warning track"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Warning_track" title="Warning track">Warning track</a></div> <dl><dd>The dirt and finely-ground gravel area along the fence, intended to help prevent fielders from running into it.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="warning_track_power">warning track power</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1226" title="Edit section: warning track power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The lack of "home run power" when a batter can only hit a fly ball that is caught at the warning track, just missing a home run.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="waste_a_pitch">waste a pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1227" title="Edit section: waste a pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a pitcher gets ahead in the count he may deliberately throw the ball outside the <a href="/wiki/Strike_zone" title="Strike zone">strike zone</a>, hoping the batter will <a href="#chase">chase</a> it. "Waste a pitch", the opposite of <a href="#attack_the_strike_zone">attack the strike zone</a>, is the counterpart to a batter's "taking" a 3-0 pitch.</li> <li>The phrase is sometimes applied also to hitters who deliberately <a href="#foul_off">foul off</a> a strike to <a href="#get_good_wood">get good wood</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wave">wave</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1228" title="Edit section: wave"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>To swing and miss a pitch, usually with a tentative swing.</li> <li>When an umpire signals to a runner to take a base on an overthrow into the dug-out or in case of a ground rule double or a balk, he <b>waves the runner</b> to the next base.</li> <li>When a third-base coach signals to a runner advancing toward the base to continue toward home plate he is said to <b>wave the runner home</b>.</li> <li>"Doing <a href="/wiki/Mexican_wave" class="mw-redirect" title="Mexican wave">the wave</a>" in the stands.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wearing_a_pitch">wearing a pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1229" title="Edit section: wearing a pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>When a batter allows a pitch to hit them, or knowingly drops their elbow or shoulder into the pitch to be awarded first base.</li> <li>Sometimes if a player jumps out of the way of a pitch you may hear his teammates telling him to, "wear it!" from the dugout.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="web_gem">web gem</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1230" title="Edit section: web gem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>An outstanding defensive play. Refers to the webbing of a glove. Popularized by <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Tonight" title="Baseball Tonight">Baseball Tonight</a> on <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="went_deep">went deep</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1231" title="Edit section: went deep"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Hit a home run. See <a href="#go_deep">go deep</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="went_fishing">went fishing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1232" title="Edit section: went fishing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter reaches across the plate trying to hit an outside pitch (and misses) he "went fishing" for it.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wheelhouse">wheelhouse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1233" title="Edit section: wheelhouse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hitter's power zone. Usually a pitch waist-high and over the heart of the plate. "Clem threw that one right into Ruben's wheelhouse. End of story."<sup id="cite_ref-329" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-329"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>329<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-330" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-330"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>330<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wheel_play">wheel play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1234" title="Edit section: wheel play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Upon a bunt to the left side of the infield, the third-baseman runs toward home to field the bunt, and the shortstop runs to third base to cover. The infielders thus rotate like a wheel. "<a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lohse" title="Kyle Lohse">Lohse</a>'s bunt was a bad one, in the air over the head of <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Beltré</a>, but it required <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Andrus" title="Elvis Andrus">Andrus</a> to make an outstanding <a href="#pick_it_clean">pick</a>, stopping in his tracks as he was headed to cover third on the wheel play and then throwing to first."<sup id="cite_ref-331" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-331"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>331<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wheels">wheels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1235" title="Edit section: wheels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Legs. A player who runs the bases fast "has wheels".</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="whiff">whiff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1236" title="Edit section: whiff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A swinging strike (referring to the bat whiffing through the air without contacting the ball).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="whiffout">whiffout</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1237" title="Edit section: whiffout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A swinging third strike.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="whip">whip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1238" title="Edit section: whip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>A <a href="#curveball">curveball</a>.</li> <li>See <a href="/wiki/Walks_plus_hits_per_inning_pitched" title="Walks plus hits per inning pitched">Walks plus hits per inning pitched</a>.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="whitewash">whitewash</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1239" title="Edit section: whitewash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Shutout" title="Shutout">shutout</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wild_card">wild card</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1240" title="Edit section: wild card"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)#Major_League_Baseball" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild card (sports) § Major League Baseball</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wild_in_the_strike_zone">wild in the strike zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1241" title="Edit section: wild in the strike zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitcher who throws strikes but without sufficient control over their location is "wild in the strike zone". Headline: "<a href="/wiki/Carlos_Zambrano_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carlos Zambrano (baseball)">Zambrano</a> Is Too Wild in Strike Zone".<sup id="cite_ref-332" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-332"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>332<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wild_pitch">wild pitch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1242" title="Edit section: wild pitch"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Wild_pitch" title="Wild pitch">Wild pitch</a></div> <dl><dd>A wild pitch (abbreviated <b>WP</b>) is charged to a pitcher when, in the opinion of the <a href="#official_scorer">official scorer</a>, a pitch is too high, too low, or too wide of home <a href="#home_plate">plate</a> for the catcher to catch the ball with ordinary effort, and which allows one or more runners to advance; or allows the batter to advance to first base, if it is a third strike with first base unoccupied. Neither a passed ball nor a wild pitch is charged as an <a href="#error">error</a>. It is a separate statistic.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="win">win</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1243" title="Edit section: win"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>See <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record (pitching)</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="window_shopping">window shopping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1244" title="Edit section: window shopping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><a href="#caught_looking">Caught looking</a> for strike three.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="windup">windup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1245" title="Edit section: windup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pitching_position" title="Pitching position">Pitching position</a></div> <dl><dd>In baseball, there are two legal pitching positions: the windup, and the set. The choice of pitching position may be tactical, as the windup has a generally slower execution than the set and is thus at greater risk of allowing a stolen base. However, some pitchers, particularly relief pitchers, are more comfortable pitching from the set position, and thus use it regardless of the situation.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="winning_record">winning record</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1246" title="Edit section: winning record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A team that has won 82 games this year is having a <b>winning season</b>, because now they can lose the rest and still not have a total of that many losses.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="winning_streak">winning streak</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1247" title="Edit section: winning streak"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A series of consecutive wins.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="winter_leagues">winter leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1248" title="Edit section: winter leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Winter_league_baseball" title="Winter league baseball">Winter league baseball</a></div> <dl><dd>Leagues with their seasons held during the off-season of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> include: <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Fall_League" title="Arizona Fall League">Arizona Fall League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Baseball_League" title="Australian Baseball League">Australian Baseball League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Winter_Baseball_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Dominican Winter Baseball League">Dominican Winter Baseball League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexican_Pacific_League" title="Mexican Pacific League">Mexican Pacific League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panamanian_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Panamanian Professional Baseball League">Panamanian Professional Baseball League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Baseball_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rico Baseball League">Puerto Rico Baseball League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Venezuelan Professional Baseball League">Venezuelan Professional Baseball League</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nicaraguan_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League">Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Colombian_Professional_Baseball_League" title="Colombian Professional Baseball League">Colombian Professional Baseball League</a>. Defunct winter leagues include the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_League" title="Cuban League">Cuban League</a> and <a href="/wiki/California_Winter_League" title="California Winter League">California Winter League</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wire-to-wire">wire-to-wire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1249" title="Edit section: wire-to-wire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A phrase borrowed from horse racing. It refers to a team's leading a game from the first inning to the end of the game, or leading their division (or league) from the first two or three weeks of the season to the end of the season. Also sometimes used to refer to a pitcher's throwing a complete game, especially a shut-out.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wood">wood</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1250" title="Edit section: wood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The bat. See <a href="#get_good_wood">get good wood</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="work_the_count">work the count</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1251" title="Edit section: work the count"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batter is <a href="#patient_hitter">patient</a> and tries to get <a href="#ahead_in_the_count">ahead in the count</a>, or to get a pitch that he can hit hard, he's said to "work the <a href="#count">count</a>" or to "work the pitcher". <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> Manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Leyland" title="Jim Leyland">Jim Leyland</a>: "We tell our hitters to be aggressive all the time, and at the same time we tell them, 'Work the pitcher.'"</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="worm_burner">worm burner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1252" title="Edit section: worm burner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hard hit <a href="#ground_ball">ground ball</a> that "burns" the ground. A <a href="#daisy_cutter">daisy cutter</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="worm_killer">worm killer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1253" title="Edit section: worm killer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A pitch, usually an off speed or <a href="#breaking_ball">breaking ball</a>, that hits the ground before it reaches home plate.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="wrapped_around_the_foul_pole">wrapped around the foul pole</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1254" title="Edit section: wrapped around the foul pole"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>When a batted ball that goes for a home run passes just inside the foul pole while curving toward foul territory, it is sometimes described as having "wrapped around" the pole. (The ball may actually land in foul territory, but if it passed inside the pole it is still fair. This however <a href="/wiki/Home_run#History" title="Home run">was not the case</a> before <a href="/wiki/1931_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1931 Major League Baseball season">1931</a>.)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WW">WW</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1255" title="Edit section: WW"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Scoresheet notation for "wasn't watching", used by non-official scorekeepers when their attention has been distracted from the play on field. Supposedly used frequently by former <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Phil Rizzuto</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Y">Y</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1256" title="Edit section: Y"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="yabo">yabo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1257" title="Edit section: yabo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A big home run, usually hit by a hoss player. The term was made colloquially popular in the mid-2010s by electric sports personality, Dan Katz aka "Barstool Bigcat", host of the popular "Pardon My Take" podcast.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="yacker/yakker"><span id="yacker.2Fyakker"></span>yacker/yakker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1258" title="Edit section: yacker/yakker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">curveball</a> with a big break.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="yank">yank</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1259" title="Edit section: yank"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>To <a href="#pull">pull</a> a fair ball down the <a href="#foul_lines">foul line</a>. "<a href="/wiki/Damian_Miller" title="Damian Miller">Damian Miller</a> then yanked a double just inside the third-base bag and down the line, scoring both runners."<sup id="cite_ref-333" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-333"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>333<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="yard">yard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1260" title="Edit section: yard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>The baseball field. A home run has "left the yard", and whoever hit it <a href="#go_yard">went yard</a>. "Doing yardwork" is hitting many home runs or otherwise exhibiting power.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="yellow_hammer">yellow hammer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1261" title="Edit section: yellow hammer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Yellow_Hammer" class="mw-redirect" title="Yellow Hammer">Yellow Hammer</a></div> <dl><dd>A sharp-breaking curveball. Named after the yellowhammer, a bird that dives steeply to catch prey.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="yips">yips</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1262" title="Edit section: yips"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A condition in which a player, usually a pitcher, loses control over the direction of his throws. "<a href="/wiki/Rick_Ankiel" title="Rick Ankiel">Rick Ankiel</a> was transitioned to a position player due to developing a case of the yips on the mound."</dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a href="#G">G</a></li> <li><a href="#H">H</a></li> <li><a href="#I">I</a></li> <li><a href="#J">J</a></li> <li><a href="#K">K</a></li> <li><a href="#L">L</a></li> <li><a href="#M">M</a></li> <li><a href="#N">N</a></li> <li><a href="#O">O</a></li> <li><a href="#P">P</a></li> <li><a href="#Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="#R">R</a></li> <li><a href="#S">S</a></li> <li><a href="#T">T</a></li> <li><a href="#U">U</a></li> <li><a href="#V">V</a></li> <li><a href="#W">W</a></li> <li><a href="#X">X</a></li> <li><a href="#Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="#Z">Z</a></li> <li><a href="#See_also">See also</a></li> <li><a href="#References">References</a></li> <li><a href="#External_links">External links</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Z">Z</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1263" title="Edit section: Z"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="zeroes">zeroes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1264" title="Edit section: zeroes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> or <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a>, so called because the <a href="/wiki/Line_score" class="mw-redirect" title="Line score">line score</a> shown on the scoreboard is 0–0–0, though it is subjective when referring to a no-hitter and perfect games, because the opposing team can make errors. However, it will normally show as 0–0–0 (no runs, no hits, no errors) on the scoreboard.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="zinger">zinger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1265" title="Edit section: zinger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>A hard-hit line drive <a href="/wiki/Base_hit" class="mw-redirect" title="Base hit">base hit</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="zip">zip</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1266" title="Edit section: zip"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Speed. A pitcher with a good fastball is said to have zip on the ball.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="zone">zone</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glossary_of_baseball_terms&action=edit&section=1267" title="Edit section: zone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><ul><li>The <a href="#strike_zone">strike zone</a>.</li> <li>A pitcher is said to be "in the zone" not only by throwing strikes but by maintaining his focus and throwing pitches that get batters out. "You hear about pitchers being in the zone and stuff like that, and that's what I was doing. I was zoned in. I was throwing the right pitch every time, and until the kid got the hit, I honestly didn't even realize."<sup id="cite_ref-334" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-334"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>334<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="noprint" style="text-align:center;"><div role="navigation" id="toc" class="toc plainlinks" aria-labelledby="tocheading" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto; text-align:left;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <div id="toctitle" class="toctitle" style="text-align:center;display:inline-block;"><span id="tocheading" style="font-weight:bold;">Contents: </span></div> <div style="margin:auto; display:inline-block;"> <ul><li><a href="#0–9">0–9</a></li> <li><a href="#A">A</a></li> <li><a href="#B">B</a></li> <li><a href="#C">C</a></li> <li><a href="#D">D</a></li> <li><a href="#E">E</a></li> <li><a href="#F">F</a></li> <li><a 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-01-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Things+I+Love+And+Hate%2C+Part+Two%3A+The+Human+Rain+Delay&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fthingsiloveandhate2.blogspot.com%2F2004%2F10%2Fhuman-rain-delay.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-165"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-165">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAnthopoulosAntonettiDanielsDipoto2021" class="citation book cs1">Anthopoulos, Alex; Antonetti, Chris; Daniels, Jon; Dipoto, Jerry; Finley, Joe; Gorman, Brian; Hill, Michael; Mozeliak, John; Stearns, David; Gaski, Mike; Mifsud, Paul V. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-04-05</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.baseball-almanac.com&rft.atitle=Barry+Zito+Quotes&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-almanac.com%2Fquotes%2Fbarry_zito_quotes.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-171"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-171">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRogers2005" class="citation web cs1">Rogers, Phil (2005-07-13). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-07-13-0507130205-story.html">"American beauty"</a>. <i>Chicago Tribune</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405045307/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-07-13-0507130205-story.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2023-04-05<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-04-05</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Chicago+Tribune&rft.atitle=American+beauty&rft.date=2005-07-13&rft.aulast=Rogers&rft.aufirst=Phil&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fnews%2Fct-xpm-2005-07-13-0507130205-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-172"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-172">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRobinson2007" class="citation news cs1">Robinson, Eugene (2007-12-18). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/17/AR2007121701597.html">"Fans on the Juice"</a>. <i>The Washington Post</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160625091009/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/17/AR2007121701597.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2016-06-25<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2019-04-05</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft.atitle=Fans+on+the+Juice&rft.date=2007-12-18&rft.aulast=Robinson&rft.aufirst=Eugene&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2007%2F12%2F17%2FAR2007121701597.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-173"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-173">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSowell2001" class="citation web cs1">Sowell, Thomas (2001-12-30). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200801181331/https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2001/12/30/was-the-ball-juiced-n1239241">"Was the ball juiced?"</a>. <i>Townhall</i>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.somdnews.com/stories/10082008/rectop135738_32152.shtml">the original</a> on 2013-02-02<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2008-10-27</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%27We+made+a+statement%27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.somdnews.com%2Fstories%2F10082008%2Frectop135738_32152.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-210"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-210">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405043137/https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290422103">"Tigers vs. Angels - Game Recap - April 22, 2009 - ESPN"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290422103">the original</a> on April 5, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 21,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Tigers+vs.+Angels+-+Game+Recap+-+April+22%2C+2009+-+ESPN&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fmlb%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D290422103&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-211"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-211">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to <a href="/wiki/Bill_James" title="Bill James">Bill James</a>, this term came into the language of baseball in the mid-1970s. James has tried to formalize its meaning for statistical analysis: a run is "a manufactured run if it is at least one-half created by the offense doing something other than playing station-to-station baseball." 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-01-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Official+Site+of+Major+League+Baseball%3A+Official+info%3A+Official+Rules&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fmlb%2Fofficial_info%2Fofficial_rules%2Fforeword.jsp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-254"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-254">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.greenandwhite.com/article/20100403/GW05/4030334"><i>Lansing State Journal</i>, 3<span class="nowrap"> </span>April 2010</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-255"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-255">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060821&content_id=1622056&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari">MLB.com, 22 August 2006</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110610115840/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060821&content_id=1622056&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=ari">Archived</a> 10 June 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-256"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-256">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://insidetheyankees.com/players/hidekimatsui.htm">Hideki Matsui - An Exceptional Athlete, A Decent Guy</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060501215211/http://insidetheyankees.com/players/hidekimatsui.htm">Archived</a> 2006-05-01 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-257"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-257">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050437/http://www.suunews.com/weblogs/monday-morning-quarterback/2011/jun/03/should-major-league-baseball-ban-railroading/">"Should Major League Baseball ban "railroading"?"</a>. Suunews. 2011-06-03. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.suunews.com/weblogs/monday-morning-quarterback/2011/jun/03/should-major-league-baseball-ban-railroading/">the original</a> on March 4, 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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See <a href="/wiki/Nate_Silver" title="Nate Silver">Nate Silver</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215428/http://baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=432">"L'Chayim to the IBL"</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Prospectus" title="Baseball Prospectus">BaseballProspectus/Unfiltered</a> July 2, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-260"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-260">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJon_Meoli2018" class="citation web cs1">Jon Meoli (July 3, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002939/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-colby-rasmus-20180703-story.html">"Colby Rasmus tells Orioles he'd like to 'go home and discontinue playing,' is placed on restricted list"</a>. <i>Baltimore Sun</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/blog/bs-sp-orioles-colby-rasmus-20180703-story.html">the original</a> on August 25, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 24,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baltimore+Sun&rft.atitle=Colby+Rasmus+tells+Orioles+he%27d+like+to+%27go+home+and+discontinue+playing%2C%27+is+placed+on+restricted+list&rft.date=2018-07-03&rft.au=Jon+Meoli&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baltimoresun.com%2Fsports%2Forioles%2Fblog%2Fbs-sp-orioles-colby-rasmus-20180703-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-officialrules-261"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-officialrules_261-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-officialrules_261-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211108151646/https://registration.mlbpa.org/pdf/majorleaguerules.pdf"><i>The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>: Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. 2019. pp. 93–96. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://registration.mlbpa.org/pdf/MajorLeagueRules.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on November 8, 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 16,</span> 2021</span> – via mlbpa.org.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Official+Professional+Baseball+Rules+Book&rft.place=New+York+City&rft.pages=93-96&rft.pub=Office+of+the+Commissioner+of+Baseball&rft.date=2019&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fregistration.mlbpa.org%2Fpdf%2FMajorLeagueRules.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-262"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-262">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eric Seidman, "Can That Right Handed Bat Play Third Base?" <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.brotherlyglove.com/2011/07/18/can-that-right-handed-bat-play-third-base/"><i>BrotherGlove</i>, July 18, 2011</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120228173454/http://www.brotherlyglove.com/2011/07/18/can-that-right-handed-bat-play-third-base/">Archived</a> February 28, 2012, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-263"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-263">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120911052552/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/9248520/wid/7279844/">"Homepage"</a>. <i>NBC Sports</i>. August 23, 2015. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcsports.com/home-page">the original</a> on September 11, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 20,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NBC+Sports&rft.atitle=Homepage&rft.date=2015-08-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fhome-page&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-264"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-264">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120312082606/http://nleastchatter.com/BravesBaseballBlog/2009/05/13/braves-robbed-of-a-win-was-beltran-out-at-3rd-in-the-9th/">"Braves Robbed of a Win…was Beltran Out at 3rd in the 9th?"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nleastchatter.com/BravesBaseballBlog/2009/05/13/braves-robbed-of-a-win-was-beltran-out-at-3rd-in-the-9th/">the original</a> on 2012-03-12<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-09-24</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Braves+Robbed+of+a+Win%E2%80%A6was+Beltran+Out+at+3rd+in+the+9th%3F&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nleastchatter.com%2FBravesBaseballBlog%2F2009%2F05%2F13%2Fbraves-robbed-of-a-win-was-beltran-out-at-3rd-in-the-9th%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-265"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-265">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tyler Kepner, "Yanks Enjoy Room-Service Pitching", <i>The New York Times</i>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/11/sports/baseball-yanks-enjoy-room-service-pitching.html">May 11, 2002</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405043134/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/11/sports/baseball-yanks-enjoy-room-service-pitching.html">Archived</a> April 5, 2023, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-266"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-266">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Steve Henson, "Wolf Gets the No.<span class="nowrap"> </span>2 Spot ahead of Schmidt, Penny", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-02-sp-wolf2-story.html"><i>Los Angeles Times</i>, March 2, 2007</a> .</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-267"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-267">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070907&content_id=2194538&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=ml">The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-268"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-268">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081230024755/http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=113">"Baseball Historian – Part of the Sports Historian Network"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/american_heroes.cfm?page=113">the original</a> on December 30, 2008.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Baseball+Historian+%E2%80%93+Part+of+the+Sports+Historian+Network&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseballhistorian.com%2Fhtml%2Famerican_heroes.cfm%3Fpage%3D113&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-269"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-269">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=270822201">"Rangers vs. Orioles - Box Score - August 22, 2007 - ESPN"</a>. <i>ESPN.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405043139/https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=270822201">Archived</a> from the original on April 5, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 21,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Rangers+vs.+Orioles+-+Box+Score+-+August+22%2C+2007+-+ESPN&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fmlb%2Fboxscore%3FgameId%3D270822201&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-270"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-270">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100419192910/http://www.projectview.org/MathandBaseball/MostDifficultActinAllSports.htm">"Math & Baseball Most Difficult Act in All of Sports"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.projectview.org/MathandBaseball/MostDifficultActinAllSports.htm">the original</a> on 2010-04-19<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-09-24</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Math+%26+Baseball+Most+Difficult+Act+in+All+of+Sports&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.projectview.org%2FMathandBaseball%2FMostDifficultActinAllSports.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-271"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-271">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.yahoo.com/">"Yahoo"</a>. <i>Yahoo</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010713000027/http://www.yahoo.com/">Archived</a> from the original on 2001-07-13<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-01-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Yahoo&rft.atitle=Yahoo&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-272"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-272">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20130121201848/http://www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_131031230.html">"Bay, Papelbon's late-inning heroics lift Sox"</a>. <i>EagleTribune.com</i>. North Andover, MA. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eagletribune.com/pusports/local_story_131031230.html">the original</a> on 2013-01-21<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-02-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=EagleTribune.com&rft.atitle=Bay%2C+Papelbon%27s+late-inning+heroics+lift+Sox&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eagletribune.com%2Fpusports%2Flocal_story_131031230.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-273"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-273">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110531103610/http://www.fanduel.com/insider/2011/05/27/is-pedro-martinez-the-best-pitcher-ever/">"Pedro Martinez retires. Is he the best pitcher ever?"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fanduel.com/insider/2011/05/27/is-pedro-martinez-the-best-pitcher-ever/">the original</a> on 2011-05-31<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2011-05-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Pedro+Martinez+retires.+Is+he+the+best+pitcher+ever%3F&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fanduel.com%2Finsider%2F2011%2F05%2F27%2Fis-pedro-martinez-the-best-pitcher-ever%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-274"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-274">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See this usage of "send" in <a href="/wiki/Nate_Silver" title="Nate Silver">Nate Silver</a>, "Send Alex Gordon", <i><a href="/wiki/FiveThirtyEight" title="FiveThirtyEight">FiveThirtyEight</a></i>, October 30, 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-275"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-275">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.redsoxdiehard.com/diary/2001/page9.html">"2001: Diary of a Season - RedSoxDiehard.com"</a>. <i>www.redsoxdiehard.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405043134/http://www.redsoxdiehard.com/diary/2001/page9.html">Archived</a> from the original on 2023-04-05<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-01-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.redsoxdiehard.com&rft.atitle=2001%3A+Diary+of+a+Season+-+RedSoxDiehard.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redsoxdiehard.com%2Fdiary%2F2001%2Fpage9.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-276"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-276">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Neyer" title="Rob Neyer">Rob Neyer</a>, "Don't Kill the Umpire", <i>Just a Bit Outside</i>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/don-t-kill-the-umpire-100615">October 6, 2015</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160914002714/http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/don-t-kill-the-umpire-100615">Archived</a> September 14, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-277"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-277">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Matt Crossman, "Zumaya Gives Boost to Tigers' Playoff Hopes", <i>SportingNews.com</i> (September 14, 2006).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-278"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-278">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClemens,_Ben2022" class="citation news cs1">Clemens, Ben (September 8, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/post-trade-deadline-pitch-mix-changes-starters/">"Post-Trade Deadline Pitch Mix Changes: Starters"</a>. <i>Fangraphs</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230401221227/https://blogs.fangraphs.com/post-trade-deadline-pitch-mix-changes-starters/">Archived</a> from the original on April 1, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290924105">the original</a> on April 5, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 21,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ESPN.com&rft.atitle=Tigers+vs.+Indians+-+Game+Recap+-+September+24%2C+2009+-+ESPN&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fmlb%2Frecap%3FgameId%3D290924105&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-282"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-282">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fanofbaseball24.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/what-is-a-slash-line/">"What is a "slash line"?"</a>. December 11, 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405043135/https://fanofbaseball24.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/what-is-a-slash-line/">Archived</a> from the original on April 5, 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 1,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=twinsdaily.com&rft.atitle=Twins+2024+Position+Analysis%3A+Left+Field&rft.date=2024-03-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftwinsdaily.com%2Fnews-rumors%2Fminnesota-twins%2Fposition-preview-2024-left-field-matt-wallner-manuel-margot%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-284"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-284">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ben Shpigel, "<a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">Yanks</a> Feast on <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a> Pitching, Belting 4 Homers Off <a href="/wiki/Chris_Capuano" title="Chris Capuano">Capuano</a>", <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, 22 May 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-285"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-285">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baseballcorner.com/askcoach.asp">"Baseball Corner – Baseball & Softball Equipment, Apparel, and Accessories"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230405043134/http://www.baseballcorner.com/askcoach.asp">Archived</a> from the original on 2023-04-05<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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December 1, 2011. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121019041727/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,217863,00.html">Archived</a> from the original on October 19, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 21,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Fox+News&rft.atitle=Mets%2C+Cards%2C+Tigers+Score+Game+2+Playoff+Wins&rft.date=2011-12-01&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fstory%2Fmets-cards-tigers-score-game-2-playoff-wins&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-287"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-287">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20110917122835/http://baseballdigest.com/american-league/royals/2009/tigers-spank-kc-13-1-did-the-royals-wave-the-white-flag/">"Tigers spank KC 13-1. Did the Royals wave the white flag? | Baseball Digest"</a>. <i>baseballdigest.com</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://baseballdigest.com/american-league/royals/2009/tigers-spank-kc-13-1-did-the-royals-wave-the-white-flag/">the original</a> on 17 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 February</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=baseballdigest.com&rft.atitle=Tigers+spank+KC+13-1.+Did+the+Royals+wave+the+white+flag%3F+%26%23124%3B+Baseball+Digest&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbaseballdigest.com%2Famerican-league%2Froyals%2F2009%2Ftigers-spank-kc-13-1-did-the-royals-wave-the-white-flag%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-288"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-288">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Zoilo_Versalles" title="Zoilo Versalles">Zoilo Versalles</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-289"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-289">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSawchik2021" class="citation web cs1">Sawchik, Travis (3 June 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2180019">"Baseball's dirty little secret is out. We decided to experiment"</a>. <i>theScore</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 February</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=theScore&rft.atitle=Baseball%27s+dirty+little+secret+is+out.+We+decided+to+experiment&rft.date=2021-06-03&rft.aulast=Sawchik&rft.aufirst=Travis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thescore.com%2Fmlb%2Fnews%2F2180019&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-290"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-290">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A recent example is in the analysis of Detroit Tigers pitcher <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Kenny Rogers (baseball)">Kenny Rogers'</a> home- and away-game stats to see whether they are consistent with the suspicion that he may be doctoring the ball in home games. See <a href="/wiki/Nate_Silver" title="Nate Silver">Nate Silver</a>, "Comforts of home; Rogers better at Comerica, but is the success legit?" <i>SportsIllustrated.com</i> (October 23, 2006)<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/specials/playoffs/2006/10/23/extramustard.game2/index.html">[11]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121020104343/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/specials/playoffs/2006/10/23/extramustard.game2/index.html">Archived</a> 2012-10-20 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-291"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-291">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">QCBaseball.com, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.qcbaseball.com/skills/bunting_sacrifice2.aspx">"Baseball Instruction – Bunting, Sacrifice"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810205648/http://qcbaseball.com/skills/bunting_sacrifice2.aspx">Archived</a> 2014-08-10 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. [retrieved 3 September 2011]</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-292"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-292">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mark Gonzales, "Sox Drop Opener of Crucial Series 8-1", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-0903-white-sox-tigers-chicago--20110903,0,2117401.story"><i>Chicago Tribune</i>, September 2, 2011</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110903111126/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-0903-white-sox-tigers-chicago--20110903,0,2117401.story">Archived</a> September 3, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-293"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-293">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See "Hitting Stance", at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.qcbaseball.com/skills/hitting_stance1.aspx">QCBaseball.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430035915/http://www.qcbaseball.com/skills/hitting_stance1.aspx">Archived</a> 2013-04-30 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-294"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-294">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See "Catcher's Stance" at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baseball-catcher.com/guide/stance.htm">Baseball-Catcher.com</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221208194940/http://www.baseball-catcher.com/guide/stance.htm">Archived</a> 2022-12-08 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-295"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-295">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080109072637/http://tulanegreenwave.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/040407aaa.html">"Offensive Explosion Leads Baseball Past Arch-Rival LSU, 16-9 :: Every Green Wave starter posts at least two hits as Tulane scores most runs against the Tigers since 1951"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tulanegreenwave.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/040407aaa.html">the original</a> on 2008-01-09<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-01-21</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Offensive+Explosion+Leads+Baseball+Past+Arch-Rival+LSU%2C+16-9+%3A%3A+Every+Green+Wave+starter+posts+at+least+two+hits+as+Tulane+scores+most+runs+against+the+Tigers+since+1951&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Ftulanegreenwave.cstv.com%2Fsports%2Fm-basebl%2Frecaps%2F040407aaa.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-296"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-296">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://thrillof.com/Milwaukee_Brewers/post:brewers-push-phillies-to-game-4/">[12]</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged November 2019">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-297"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-297">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/bill_conlin/20100308_Bill_Conlin__Phillies__Howard_gets_a_steady_diet_of_curveballs.html">Philly.com, March 8, 2010</a>. [Retrieved July 26, 2010].</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Almanac_stopper-298"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Almanac_stopper_298-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Almanac_stopper_298-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/dictionary-term.php?term=stopper">"Stopper"</a>. <i>Baseball Almanac</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-07-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baseball+Almanac&rft.atitle=Stopper&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-almanac.com%2Fdictionary-term.php%3Fterm%3Dstopper&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-299"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-299">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stopper">"Definition of STOPPER"</a>. <i>Merriam Webster</i>. 2024-06-23<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2024-07-03</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Merriam+Webster&rft.atitle=Definition+of+STOPPER&rft.date=2024-06-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.merriam-webster.com%2Fdictionary%2Fstopper&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-300"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-300">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Carlos Guillén, Victor Martinez (4 RBIs) lead Tigers in romp", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310729106&teams=los-angeles-angels-vs-detroit-tigers">ESPN.com, July 30, 2011</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065657/http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310729106&teams=los-angeles-angels-vs-detroit-tigers">Archived</a> March 4, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-301"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-301">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/19/1355047/tigers-eyeing-help-for-stretch.html">Tigers Eyeing Help for Stretch Run</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged April 2023">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> [retrieved October 12, 2012]</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-302"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-302">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170424030747/http://www.sportsmogul.com/pitches/">"Glossary of Pitches | SportsMogul.com"</a>. 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[Retrieved July 19, 2010].</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-324"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-324">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Richard Sandomir, "Wolff: Ukulele Hitter Makes Hall of Fame as Broadcaster", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/31/sports/baseball-wolff-ukulele-hitter-makes-hall-of-fame-as-broadcaster.html"><i>The New York Times</i>, July 31, 1995</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-325"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-325">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">William Cohen, "Shelby Miller hard to hit up in the zone", <a href="/wiki/ESPN.com" title="ESPN.com">ESPN</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/66940/shelby-miller-hard-to-hit-up-in-the-zone">June 17, 2013</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-326"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-326">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.batspeed.com/tf09.html">BatSpeed.com_Baseball and Softball Swing Hitting Mechanics</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-327"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-327">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For accessible summaries, see <a href="/wiki/Rob_Neyer" title="Rob Neyer">Rob Neyer</a>, "The World According to VORP", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/hotstove06/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=2751842">ESPN.com</a> (February 2, 2007) and Derek Jacques, "Prospectus Toolbox: Value Over Replacement Player", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6231">BaseballProspectus.com</a> (May 15, 2007).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-328"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-328">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=11357379">"Dunn's 10 wins an unexpected boost for Marlins"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>. <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. August 15, 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 18,</span> 2014</span>. <q><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunn_(baseball)" title="Mike Dunn (baseball)">Mike Dunn</a>'s formula is simple. Come in, pitch well, and hope the Miami Marlins offense finds a way to win games late. It's working. Miami's leader in wins this season isn't one of their highly touted young starters, but rather a left-handed reliever who has never made a Major League start in his six-year career. Dunn picked up his 10th win of the season Thursday night, throwing two perfect innings as Miami rallied to top Arizona 5-4 to enhance its chances in the National League wild-card chase. His bullpen cohorts say he "vultures" wins. Nobody is complaining.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dunn%27s+10+wins+an+unexpected+boost+for+Marlins&rft.date=2014-08-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fespn%2Fwire%3Fsection%3Dmlb%26id%3D11357379&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGlossary+of+baseball+terms" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-329"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-329">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDickson1873" class="citation book cs1">Dickson, Paul (1873). <i>The new Dickson Baseball Dictionary</i>. New York: D. 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San Francisco Chronicle, May 11, 1959</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-331"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-331">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Jay Jaffe, "World Series Prospectus – Game Six: The Crazy Train Keeps Rolling", <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15373">BaseballProspectus.com, October 28, 2011</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-332"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-332">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJenkins2005" class="citation news cs1">Jenkins, Lee (July 23, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904E2DE153FF930A15754C0A9639C8B63">"BASEBALL; Zambrano Is Too Wild in Strike Zone"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Beanball">Beanball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breaking_ball" title="Breaking ball">Breaking ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brushback_pitch" title="Brushback pitch">Brushback pitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">Changeup</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_changeup" title="Vulcan changeup">Vulcan changeup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">Curveball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eephus_pitch" title="Eephus pitch">Eephus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emery_ball" title="Emery ball">Emery ball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fastball" title="Fastball">Fastball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Two-seam_fastball" title="Two-seam fastball">two-seam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four-seam_fastball" title="Four-seam fastball">four-seam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cut_fastball" title="Cut fastball">cutter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinker_(pitch)" title="Sinker (pitch)">sinker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Split-finger_fastball" title="Split-finger 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