Baseball

Baseball

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

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double play

Sports; Baseball

A double play is getting two men out on the same play. There are a few different ways to get a double play. The most common double play is when there is a runner on first base, and the batter hits ...

drag bunt

Sports; Baseball

(See definition for BUNT)

dugout

Sports; Baseball

(See definition of BENCH)

set position

Sports; Baseball

One of the two legal pitching positions. The other is the wind up position.

setup man

Sports; Baseball

See Setup Pitcher.

setup pitcher

Sports; Baseball

A pitcher who comes into the game in the late innings, the 7th or 8th, to take over form the starting pitcher and setup the game for the Closing Pitcher, who will come into the game in the 9th inning ...