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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hitter

Sports; Baseball

A batter who hits a ball with a bat in baseball.

spray hitter

Sports; Baseball

A batter who hits line drives to all fields. Not a pull hitter. "I'll say that I could dominate those hitters who tend to pull the ball. The thing is, I had very good command, and those hitters kept ...

kill

Sports; Baseball

A batter who hits the ball very far may be said to have "killed the ball". A pitcher who stifles a rally by the opposing team may be said to have "killed the rally".

middle of the order hitter

Sports; Baseball

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 Brett Jackson looks a lot more like a top of the order guy right now ...

quiet swing

Sports; Baseball

A batter who holds his head, hands, and bat very still while awaiting the pitch may be said to have a quiet swing. "Hideki Matsui's quiet swing and stance are a big part of the reason why he is able ...

hot

Sports; Baseball

A batter who is having a hitting streak or a team having a winning streak is said to be "hot." "'Today was pretty impressive,' Scioscia said. 'Hitters, they have their times. When they’re hot, ...

sitting on a pitch

Sports; Baseball

A batter who is waiting for a particular type of pitch before swinging at it. He may be sitting in waiting for, say, a curveball or a change-up, or a pitch thrown in a certain location, and he won't ...