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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pinch runner

Sports; Baseball

A player who replaces another player and takes over running the bases for him.

pitch

Sports; Baseball

This is a ball thrown by the pitcher to the catcher that the batter tries to hit. (Hey, some people might not know)

pitcher

Sports; Baseball

A pitcher is a player in baseball who throws the ball towards the catcher so as to start each play.

pitchers mound

Sports; Baseball

This is the big dirt mound the pitcher is standing on. The mound is 18 feet in diameter and the pitcher's rubber, which is the highest point on the pitcher's mound, is 10 inches above home plate.

pitcher's rubber

Sports; Baseball

This is a piece of rubber that is on top of the pitchers mound that the pitcher must stand on before he throws a pitch. If he is going to try to pick a runner off base he must take his foot of the ...