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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Justin Upton

Sports; Baseball

A American professional baseball player. He plays in Major League Baseball as a right fielder-player for the Atlanta Braves. Previously, he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2007–2012. Upton ...

blue

Sports; Baseball

A slang term for an umpire. When speaking to an umpire a baseball player or manager will often refer to them as "blue" because an umpires uniform is often blue in color.

riding the pine

Sports; Baseball

A phrase that refers to a player who is not playing in the game. Instead of playing in the field, they are sitting on the bench, thus riding the pine.

heater

Sports; Baseball

A slang term for a fastball. Called a heater because it is so much faster than other pitches. A pitcher is said to be throwing heat if his fastball is working well for him in a game.

painting the corner

Sports; Baseball

A phrase used to describe a pitcher's pitches which are hitting the corners of the strike zone. Like painting an actual corner, a painting the corner in baseball means that the pitcher is being very ...

no-no

Sports; Baseball

A slang term for a no-hitter. A no-hitter is a game in which a pitcher throws a complete 9 inning game where no opposing batters record a hit.

cheese

Sports; Baseball

A slang term for a pitcher's fastballs that are hard to hit. They don't necessarily have to be incredibly fast pitches. A pitcher who is pitching well and generating swings and misses on fastballs ...