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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called third strike

Sports; Baseball

When a batter has two strikes and does not swing at the next pitch and the umpire calls the pitch a strike.

catcher

Sports; Baseball

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

catcher's box

Sports; Baseball

This is the area behind home plate where the catcher stands and knells.

catcher's interference

Sports; Baseball

This is when the catcher, in some manner keeps the batter from swinging at a pitch. This is usually unintentional.

change up

Sports; Baseball

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

check swing

Sports; Baseball

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