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(baseball) The baseball statistic of one-base hits or singles.
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(baseball) Initialism of one-base hit.
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(baseball) second base, second baseman.
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(baseball) Third base, third baseman
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(baseball, of a pitcher) Having more strikes than balls against a batter in an at-bat.
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(baseball) To (unintentionally) throw the ball well over a fielder's head where that fielder is unable to make a play on the ball.
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(baseball) The area between the outfielders.
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(baseball, slang) A distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.
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(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.
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(baseball) A final resolution to a batter's turn at the plate which does not result in a walk, a hit by pitch, a sacrifice hit or sacrifice fly, or catcher interference
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(baseball) official at-bats. Batting opportunities minus walks, hit by pitches, and sacrifices
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(baseball) Abbreviation of batting average. [(cricket) A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman; equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.]
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(US, baseball) The path of a pitch which starts outside and then slides over the plate.
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(baseball) Two home runs hit by consecutive batters
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(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
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(baseball) The rotation of the knee and lower body of the side of the batter away from the pitcher during a swing.
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(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
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(baseball) A ball that bounces in front of an infielder in an unexpected way, often as a result of imperfections in the field or the spin on the ball.
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(baseball) First, second, or third base.
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(baseball) An illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner.
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(baseball) an outfielder who is particularly good at defense, especially one who is particularly good at fielding fly balls.
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(baseball) A ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today occurs infrequently and usually unintentionally
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(baseball) Of a play, very close between being an out and being safe.
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(baseball) A weakly hit fly ball which goes just over the infielders.
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(transitive, baseball) To field the ball without one's glove in one's hand.
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(baseball) A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play.
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(baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
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(baseball) A successful hit in which the batter safely reaches base
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(baseball) An instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls.
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(baseball) Alternative spelling of baserunner [(baseball, softball) A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base.]
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Alternative spelling of base on balls [(baseball) An instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls.]
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A long instrument, typically wood, metal, or plastic, which is swung to strike baseballs.
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A four-cornered part of a baseball field in which the corners are the three bases and the home plate.
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A glove used when playing baseball to protect the hand and enhance catching ability.
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One who plays baseball, especially professional baseball.
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(Commonwealth) A baseball player; a person who plays baseball.
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(informal) Relating to the sport of baseball.
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(baseball, softball) A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman.
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(baseball) The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.
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(baseball, softball) A fielder (of any gender) positioned near a base.
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(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
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(baseball) Having a baserunner on first base, second base, and third base.
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(baseball) A player who steals a base.
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(baseball, obsolete, 1800s) A baseman.
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(baseball, softball) A female fielder positioned near a base
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(baseball, literally) To reach first base on every at-bat.
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Alternative form of bat around (certain senses) [(intransitive, baseball) To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.]
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(intransitive, baseball) To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.
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(US, baseball, of a batter) To use one's own judgment to aggressively swing at pitches, rather than following a coaches instructions.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bat, both, sides. To be a batter for both teams in an amateur cricket or baseball game.
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Synonym of bat for the other team
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(baseball, transitive) To bat so that a runner on base effects (a run).
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(baseball) The speed of the bat during a swing.
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(baseball, softball) A boy employed to watch over the bats, and assist the players in retrieving them during play.
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A maker of bats, as for baseball.
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(baseball, now rare) A hitter.
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(baseball) The player attempting to hit the ball with a bat.
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An instrument consisting of a rule or frame, and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall is regulated in building.
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(baseball) One of two areas beside home plate in which a batter is required to stand during an at bat.
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(baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
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(baseball) One who plays in the same battery, either the pitcher or the catcher.
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(baseball) A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter; equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name.
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(cricket, baseball, softball) The sequence in which a side's batsmen go in to bat.
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(baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
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(baseball) A pitch deliberately thrown at the head (the bean) of the batter.
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(baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.
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(baseball, of a batter) Having more strikes than balls against a pitcher in an at-bat.
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(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.
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(baseball, colloquial) A player who specializes in hitting home runs.
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(baseball, slang) A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
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(baseball, countable) The edge of home plate.
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(baseball) Synonym of scratch hit
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(baseball, slang, 1800s) No score.
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(baseball, slang) A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.
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(baseball) A baseball player who is given a large bonus when joining a professional league for the first time.
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(baseball) The second part of the ninth and final inning; the end of the game.
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(baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
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(baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
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(poetic) People who play baseball, particularly in the major leagues.
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(baseball) A player for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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(baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
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(baseball) To hit extra-base hits.
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(baseball) Synonym of brushback pitch
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(baseball) A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.
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(baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.
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(baseball) Nickname of the Brooklyn Dodgers, later the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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(baseball) A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
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(intransitive, baseball) To intentionally hit a ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance.
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(US, baseball, slang) A major league baseball player who has recently come from a small league.
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(baseball) The catcher's wire mask.
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(baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
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(by extension) To act impartially.
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(baseball) An easily caught fly ball.
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(baseball) The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher
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(baseball) An instance of a hitter being awarded first bases, due to the catcher touching the batter's bat during his or her time at bat.
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(baseball) A form of interference in which a catcher intentionally or inadvertently physically hinders a batter from the opportunity to legally swing at a pitched ball, and for which the catcher is charged an error.
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(baseball) A large protective glove used by a catcher when playing baseball.
adj
(baseball) out on a third strike after not attempting to hit a pitch
adj
(baseball) Thrown out (i.e. put out) while attempting to steal a base.
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(baseball) The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
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(baseball) the outfield defensive player who stands in the middle of the field
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(baseball) The central part of the outfield
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(intransitive, baseball) To throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed.
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(baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery.
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Alternative form of change-up [(baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery.]
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(baseball, of a batter) To run towards the pitcher's mound with the intent of physically assaulting the pitcher for a perceived grievance.
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(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
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(baseball) A checked (halted, partial) swing of the bat.
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(baseball) A swing in which a batter starts to swing for a ball but stops the swing shortly before the ball reaches home plate.
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(uncountable, slang, baseball) A fastball.
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(baseball, informal) A fastball thrown near the batter's chin, often to set up a subsequent pitch thrown low and outside.
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(US, New England) A foul ball hit high and far, usually over the back of the plate.
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(baseball) A pitch thrown with a grip where the pitcher makes a circle with the index finger, holding the thumb at the bottom of the ball parallel to the middle finger and holding the ball far out in the hand.
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(baseball, idiomatic) A talented baseball batter who hits home runs.
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(baseball) Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.
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(baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
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(baseball, informal) A home run.
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(baseball, slang, 1800s) The team.
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(baseball) A batted ball that travels toward the pitcher.
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(baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
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(baseball) A game during which the starting pitcher pitches for the entirety of the game, without a relief pitcher.
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(baseball) A hitter who does not strike out often.
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(baseball) A bat that has been tampered with by drilling out part of the head of the bat and filling the resulting cavity with a light, compressible material (typically cork) in an attempt to improve the bat's performance (although performance is in fact degraded by corking the bat), rendering it illegal for use in play.
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(baseball) One of the four vertices of the strike zone.
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(baseball) A player whose fielding position is in the corner infield (first base or third base).
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(baseball) The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
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(baseball, slang) A weak hit.
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(baseball) Initialism of caught stealing. (especially as a statistic)
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(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"
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(baseball) A pitch thrown with an offset grip and a moderate amount of added pressure by middle finger yielding a combination of backspin and some sidespin, resulting in motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher with velocity only slightly diminished from that of a fastball
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(baseball) A cut fastball.
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(baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
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(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.
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Alternative form of daisy cutter [(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.]
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Alternative form of daisy cutter [(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.]
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(baseball, slang) A ball which falls over the infielders’ heads for a hit, as if it were a bird shot by a hunter.
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(baseball, slang) A hit that travels a limited distance and then falls straight to the ground.
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(baseball) A four-seam fastball
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(baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
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(baseball) A measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit-by-pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed, but more recently incorporates fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and line drive percentage.
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(baseball) An official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs.
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(baseball) A thrown pitch.
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(transitive, baseball, informal) To remove (a pitcher).
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(baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation for the duration of a baseball game.
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(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A slow pitch.
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(baseball) The infield of a baseball field.
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(baseball) Initialism of defense-independent pitching statistics. [(baseball) A measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit-by-pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed, but more recently incorporates fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and line drive percentage.]
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(baseball, slang) The home plate.
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(baseball, transitive, informal) To place on the disabled list.
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(baseball) A two-base hit.
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(baseball, transitive) After a fly ball is caught, to tag the base (a runner) was on at the time of the pitch, thereby causing them to be out for failure to tag up.
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(baseball, softball) A defensive play in which two outs are recorded.
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(baseball) A situation in which two baserunners attempt to steal a base simultaneously. This is usually called by the manager when there are runners on first base and second base.
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(baseball) A replacement of two players simultaneously, typically so that a fielder can hit in the pitcher's spot in the batting order.
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(baseball, transitive) To get the second out in a double play, typically referring to getting an out by beating a runner back to a base (often by throwing) after a fly ball has been caught
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(baseball) The act of bunting while running towards first base
v
(baseball) To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
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(transitive, baseball, of a hitter) To hit the ball or reach base in such a way that a run scores.
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(baseball, slang) A ball hit by a batter into the gray area between the infield and outfield, usually tailing away from whoever is trying to catch it.
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(baseball) Members of a batting order who are on base; baserunners.
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(baseball, soccer) A sunken shelter at the side of a baseball or football (soccer) field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.
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(idiomatic, baseball) for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.
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(baseball) A high pitch toward the batter.
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(baseball, idiomatic) A pop fly which is hit weakly and falls in front of the outfielders.
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(baseball) The first, second, and third innings.
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(baseball) A run that was recorded without the benefit of an error.
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(baseball) A statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.
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(baseball) An off-speed pitch with unusually low velocity, intended to catch the hitter off guard.
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(baseball) A base without a runner on it.
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Alternative spelling of eephus [(baseball) An off-speed pitch with unusually low velocity, intended to catch the hitter off guard.]
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(transitive, baseball) To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play
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(baseball, countable) A play which is scored as having been made incorrectly.
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(baseball) A double, triple, or home run.
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(baseball, usually in the plural) An additional inning of play required to break a tie.
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(baseball) Additional innings needed to break a tie.
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Alternative spelling of extra innings [(baseball) Additional innings needed to break a tie.]
adj
(baseball) Between the baselines.
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(baseball, softball) A ball which has been hit between the first base and third base lines
v
(baseball, intransitive) To strike out.
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(baseball) A player in the minor leagues.
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(baseball) A pitch count such that a fastball is likely to be thrown, usually 3-0 or 3-1.
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(baseball) One who pitches fastballs.
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(softball) A variety of softball in which the ball may be pitched at faster speed.
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(baseball, slang, archaic, 1800s) The pitcher.
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(baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field.
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(baseball) A play in which a fielder puts out a baserunner, instead putting out the hitter at first base.
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(baseball) To pitch the ball very fast.
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(baseball) A pitcher who throws very fast balls.
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(baseball) A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation).
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(countable, baseball) first base
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(singular only, baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
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(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands near first base.
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Alternative spelling of five-tool player [(baseball) A player who can hit for a high batting average, hit for power, run the bases well, throw well and field well.]
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(baseball) A type of pitch; knuckleball.
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(baseball) An instance of flying out
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(transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
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(baseball) An instance of an out created by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
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(baseball) A play in which a baserunner on first base is required to advance to second base because the batter has become a runner, or a runner on second or third base is required to advance because a runner on a preceding base is so forced.
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Alternative spelling of force out [(baseball) An instance of an out created by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.]
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Alternative spelling of force out [(baseball) An instance of an out created by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.]
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(baseball) A baseball pitch, much like the sinker.
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(baseball) One who pitches a forkball.
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(transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
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(baseball) A batted ball that lands in foul territory.
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(baseball, softball) One of the two lines on the edge of a field marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit.
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(baseball) An instance of fouling out.
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(baseball) One of the two poles marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit. It stands above a foul line.
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(baseball) The area outside the playing field beyond the first base and third base lines, including the grandstand.
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(baseball, slang, rare) A foul ball which just brushes by the bat, making a ticking sound.
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(baseball) a foul ball which glances off the bat and continues back with only a moderate change in direction
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(baseball) The sign made by the manager directing the pitcher to issue an intentional walk.
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(baseball, slang) A home run.
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(baseball) A backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
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(baseball) A four-seam fastball.
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(baseball, slang) An inning.
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(baseball) An intentional walk.
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(baseball) The path of a pitch which starts inside and then slides over the plate.
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(baseball) An at-bat with a count of three balls and two strikes.
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(baseball, informal) A fungo bat.
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(baseball) A specially designed small-diameter bat used to hit fly balls for fielding practice.
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(baseball) A metric used to evaluate the value of a pitcher's performance in one game. In a nine-inning game, an average score is 50, and the maximum achievable score is 114.
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(baseball) The regions between the outfielders.
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(baseball) Synonym of invisible runner
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(baseball) A type of pitch; the knuckleball.
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(baseball, transitive) To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
v
(baseball) To pitch for an entire game, without a relief pitcher.
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(baseball) Be the individual or team that is currently batting; play offense.
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(baseball, slang) To hit a home run.
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(baseball) A humorous verbal "award" given to a batter who has struck out four times in a single game.
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(baseball) A pitched ball hit for a home run.
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(baseball, slang) A grand slam.
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(baseball) The hitting of a home run with the bases loaded.
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The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
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(baseball) To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
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(baseball) A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder.
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(idiomatic, baseball, humorous) A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.
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(baseball) An instance of grounding out.
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(baseball) A ground ball.
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Alternative form of ground out [(baseball) An instance of grounding out.]
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(baseball, in statistics) Abbreviation of hit, the number of hits by a player [A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.]
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(baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
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(baseball, slang) A hanging pitch; a pitch (typically a breaking ball or slider) that is poorly executed, hence easy to hit.
adj
(baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
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(baseball, ironic) Striking out three times in one game.
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(baseball) Initialism of hit-by-pitch. [(baseball) An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman.]
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(baseball) To pitch at a batter's head.
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(countable, baseball) A fastball.
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(baseball, slang) A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
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(baseball) A player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.
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(baseball) The motion of a sharply diving sinker pitch.
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Alternative form of heavy hitter [(baseball) A player with a favorable batting average who is especially good at hitting the ball deep into the outfield or farther.]
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(baseball) A fielding play where the fielders deceive the baserunners as to the location of the ball, allowing one of the fielders to attempt to tag a runner out without the runner being aware of it.
adj
(baseball) Being a pitch that is thrown close to the batter, but does not hit him.
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(baseball) The pitcher’s mound.
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(baseball) The speed of rotation of the hips of a batter during a swing.
v
(baseball) To hit a ball during an at-bat that results in all runners on base and the hitter scoring runs; the best result of an at-bat.
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(baseball) A play in baseball where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage.
n
Alternative spelling of hit-by-pitch [(baseball) An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman.]
v
Alternative spelling of hit one out of the ballpark [(baseball) To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.]
v
(idiomatic, by extension) To produce a spectacular achievement.
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(baseball) Many hits in a row scored by one team.
n
(baseball) An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman.
adj
(baseball, of a batter) Having failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game.
n
(baseball) A count favourable to the batter, in which there are more balls than strikes, especially a 3-0, 3-1, or 2-0 count.
n
(baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
n
(baseball) The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.
n
(baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run.
n
(figuratively) A success; especially, a popular success.
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(US, baseball) A home run
n
(baseball, slang) A baseball.
adj
(baseball, of a runner, not comparable) In a position such that the path to the desired base is blocked by a fielder holding the ball; caught in a rundown.
n
(baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
n
(sports) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.
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(baseball) A bounce larger than a short hop and smaller than a long hop, often difficult to field.
n
(baseball) The region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base.
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(baseball) A batted ball which is in play and subject to the infield fly rule.
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(baseball) A rule providing that a fair fly ball hit with a force play at third base, which is deemed catchable by an umpire, be ruled an out irrespective of the fielder's play, eliminating the force play at all bases.
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(baseball) When a batter reaches base with a ground ball that does not leave the infield or shallow outfield.
n
(baseball) A defensive alignment in which the third baseman, shortstop and second baseman positionally shift to their left when a left-handed batter is in the batter's box. Used primarily when the batter is an extreme pull hitter.
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(baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
adj
(baseball, of a pitch) Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
n
(US, idiomatic, baseball) Technical matters concerning baseball generally not apparent or of interest to spectators.
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Alternative form of inside baseball [(US, idiomatic, baseball) Technical matters concerning baseball generally not apparent or of interest to spectators.]
n
(baseball) A home run that does not leave the stadium.
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(baseball, informal) A home run in which the ball does not leave the field of play; an inside-the-park home run.
n
(baseball) An intentional walk.
v
(baseball, nonstandard) To intentionally walk; to give a batter an intentional walk.
n
(baseball) In informal baseball and stickball games, a baserunner who cannot steal a base but can, depending on the rules, advance on a wild pitch, and who usually travels at the rate of the current batter.
v
(transitive, slang, baseball) To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.
v
(baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
n
(baseball) A member of the second major generation of professional ballparks, built between 1909 and approximately 1940 and distinguished by a relatively compact layout, the use of steel and reinforced concrete as structural materials rather than wood, and the presence of one or more close-in upper decks of seating supported by pillars extending from the lower deck.
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(baseball) A pitcher that relies heavily on off-speed pitches.
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(baseball) The combination of the shortstop and second baseman.
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(baseball) Second base, because it is often the key to scoring and defense.
n
(baseball, slang) A curveball (or occasionally a knuckleball) that fools the hitter, causing his or her knees to buckle (i.e. bend).
n
(baseball, historical) A player for the New York Knickerbockers
v
Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark [(baseball) To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.]
v
Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark [(baseball) To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.]
v
Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark [(baseball) To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.]
v
Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark [(baseball) To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.]
v
(baseball) To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.
v
(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.
n
(baseball) A type of pitch with characteristics of both a curveball and a knuckleball.
n
(baseball slang) A knuckleball.
n
(baseball) A low, hard-hit or -thrown ball.
n
(baseball) The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
v
(baseball) To be the first batter of an inning.
n
Alternative spelling of lead off [(baseball) The first batter in the batting order.]
n
(baseball) The first hitter in the batting order, who faces the first pitch of the game.
n
(baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the left.
n
(baseball) A left-handed relief pitcher who specializes in getting left-handed or poor right-handed switch batters out .
n
(baseball, softball, cricket) A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
n
(baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
n
(baseball, softball) A batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.
n
(baseball) an out produced by catching a line drive
n
(baseball) An out produced by catching a line drive.
n
(baseball) A line drive.
n
(baseball) A two-line chart that reports each team's run totals by inning, and total runs, total hits, and total errors.
n
(baseball) A plate appearance where the batter is able to reach home due to major fielding errors, on a scale not usually seen at that level of play.
v
(transitive, baseball) To put runners on first, second and third bases
n
(baseball) Lefty one-out guy, or left-handed one-out guy, a left-handed pitcher who specializes in pitching to left-handed batters and rarely faces right-handed batters.
adj
(baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
n
(baseball, slang) A baseball bat.
n
(baseball) Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, who competed to break Babe Ruth's home-run record while on the same team.
n
(baseball) An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate.
n
(baseball, figuratively) A series of singles and doubles that allow the batting team to score while still having runners on base who can be driven in by the next batter.
n
(baseball) A player for the New York Mets
n
(baseball) The fielders near second base: the second baseman and shortstop.
n
(baseball) A player whose fielding position is in the middle infield (the second baseman and shortstop).
n
(baseball) A pitch which was intended to be pitched in a hard-to-hit location, but instead ends up in an easy-to-hit place.
n
(baseball) Someone who plays in MLB (Major League Baseball).
n
(baseball) Baseball management relying on sabermetrics.
v
(baseball) To pitch the final innings especially of a game that is no longer close.
n
(baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
n
(baseball, slang) A pitcher.
n
(baseball) The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
n
(baseball, historical) The batting lineup of certain New York Yankees teams in the early twentieth century, most notably the 1927 team.
n
(baseball) A force play where a fielder does not touch second base while holding the ball.
adj
(baseball) Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.
n
(baseball) A game for which the starting pitcher does not record a win or a loss.
n
(baseball, used by play-by-play announcers) A situation in which an ineffective pitcher is pitching with the bases loaded.
n
(baseball slang) a certain home run; a home run about which there is no doubt.
n
(baseball) A game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.
n
(baseball, colloquial) A no-hitter; a game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.
n
(baseball) A player who is not a pitcher and therefore is required to bat
n
(baseball) a pitch which has neither much speed nor much spin
v
(baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
n
(baseball) Initialism of on-base percentage. [(baseball) The frequency with which a hitter successfully reaches first base.]
n
(baseball) Abbreviation of outfielder. [(cricket, baseball) A player that plays in the outfield, which is the outer portion of the field.]
n
(baseball) An outfielder.
adj
(baseball) Being a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball, such as a change-up.
adj
Alternative spelling of off-speed [(baseball) Being a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball, such as a change-up.]
n
(baseball) An instance in which a player did not get a hit in a game.
n
(baseball) The circle drawn or painted on the field where the next batter to hit waits.
adv
(baseball, of the ball) While in the air, without having touched the ground.
n
(baseball) The frequency with which a hitter successfully reaches first base.
n
(baseball) A pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs of a game before being replaced, either by a long reliever or a pitcher who would normally start.
n
(baseball) Initialism of on-base plus slugging. [(baseball) A metric used to evaluate the effectiveness of a hitter; the sum of on-base percentage and slugging percentage.]
n
(baseball) The baseball metric on-base plus slugging adjusted for the park and the league in which the player played, but not for fielding position.
n
(baseball) A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
n
(baseball) A ball, thrown by the pitcher, that curves away from the batter
n
The role of a baseball player in the outfield.
v
To hit something better or further than another, especially to score better in a game involving hitting a ball with a bat.
v
(baseball) To score more home runs than another player.
v
(baseball) To pitch better than an opposing pitcher.
adj
(baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
n
(baseball) When one player has a history of domination over another player.
n
(baseball, informal) A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
n
(Australia, India) The Pakistan cricket team.
v
(transitive, baseball) To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
n
(baseball) An intentional walk.
n
(baseball) A play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances.
n
(baseball, slang) A pitch thrown on a count of three balls and two strikes.
n
(idiomatic) A baseball field.
n
(baseball) Initialism of Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, a system for forecasting player performance.
n
(baseball) A game in which every batter on one team is retired without reaching base.
n
(baseball) A good defensive play by an infielder.
v
(baseball) To throw out a runner by tagging them whilst they are not in contact with any of the three bases or home plate.
n
(baseball) A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base
n
(colloquial) An individual who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks.
n
(baseball) A substitute runner, usually brought in to replace a slow runner to increase the chance of that runner scoring.
v
(intransitive, baseball) To bat in place of another player
n
Alternative spelling of pinch hitter [(baseball) A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.]
n
(baseball) This or a similar material used by batters to improve their grip.
v
(intransitive, baseball) To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
n
(baseball) The number of throws that a pitcher has delivered in a game.
v
(baseball, intransitive) To intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner
n
(baseball, softball) The player who delivers the ball to the batter.
n
(baseball) A count favourable to the pitcher, usually with two strikes; a 1-2, 0-2, or 0-1 count.
n
(baseball) A device used in baseball to measure the speed of a pitch or the time a pitcher spends between pitches thrown.
n
(baseball) A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base
n
(baseball) A batter's completed turn in the batter's box. It usually results in an at-bat or walk, but may also result in a hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice hit, or catcher's interference. If the third out of an inning is recorded prior to completion of the batter's turn, no plate appearance is credited to the batter, and he will lead off his team's next turn at bat.
n
(baseball, rare) A baseman.
v
(baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher
n
(baseball) A method of sharing playing time, whereby two players are selected to play a single defensive position.
v
(transitive, baseball) To intentionally hit the batter with a pitch.
n
(baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
n
(baseball, slang) A pop-up; a fly ball to the infield or the shallow outfield.
v
(baseball, softball) To be retired after three strikes, including a popouts (pop fly) on the third strike.
n
(baseball) A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly.
n
(baseball) A pop fly that is caught in flight, resulting in an out.
v
(transitive, baseball, slang) To pitch consistently to a certain location.
n
(baseball) The areas of deep right-center and deep left-center field where home runs are most likely to be hit.
n
(baseball) a batter with a high slugging percentage
v
(transitive, baseball) To rule (by an umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.
n
Alternative spelling of punchout [(baseball) strikeout]
v
(intransitive, baseball) to bunt while moving the bat towards the ball
v
(baseball) To catch a fly ball or tag out a baserunner.
n
(baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.
n
Alternative spelling of put out [(baseball) The statistic of the number of outs a defensive player directly caused.]
n
(baseball) A play in which a batter is retired
n
(baseball) A start in which a pitcher pitches for at least six full innings and allows three or fewer earned runs.
n
(baseball) A pitch thrown without any of the normal setup routine to try and catch a batter off guard.
n
(baseball, cricket) runs, the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player
n
(baseball) A curveball, particularly a slow one.
n
(baseball) A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue.
n
(baseball) A relief pitcher.
v
(transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
v
(baseball) To get the third out of an inning.
n
(baseball, slang) A run batted in.
n
(baseball) The defensive position in the outfield to the right, typically played by a player who can throw well.
n
(baseball) The outfield defensive player that stands to the right of the field as viewed from home plate.
v
(baseball) To strikeout a batter and thereby send him or her back to the dugout.
n
(baseball, slang) A rookie.
n
(baseball) A hard line drive.
n
(baseball) The set of starting pitchers of a team.
v
(baseball, of the offensive team) To manage easily to hit pitching by the starting and relief pitchers of the opposing team, despite the types of pitches thrown or the skill of the pitchers.
v
(transitive, baseball) To advance to home plate.
n
(baseball slang) Home run.
n
(baseball) The tenth defensive player in slow-pitch softball.
n
(baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
n
(baseball) A run that a given player has caused to be scored by a hit, walk, or sacrifice.
v
(baseball, slang) To hit a home run.
n
(baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.
n
(baseball) The portion of the field between the basepath and the foul ball line in which a batter is allowed to run without causing or receiving interference. Also referred to as runner's lane.
adj
(baseball) Prodigiously accomplished with respect to batting, typically describing the flight of a long home run.
n
(US) The analysis of baseball, especially via its statistics.
n
(colloquial, baseball) A sacrifice bunt.
n
(baseball) One of the square bases anchored at first base, second base, or third base.
v
(transitive, baseball) To advance (a runner on base) by batting the ball so it can be fielded, placing the batter out, but with insufficient time to put the runner out.
n
(baseball) A ball that has been intentionally hit softly with a hands-spread batting stance with the intention of advancing a runner at the cost of an out
n
(baseball) A fly ball that allowed a runner to advance after it was caught
n
(baseball) sacrifice bunt
n
(baseball) A safety squeeze.
n
(baseball) A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.
n
(baseball) A fastball that skims through the air.
n
(baseball) A grand slam.
n
(baseball) A type of draft pick awarded to Major League Baseball teams for the loss of free agents under certain conditions, and taking place in the supplemental round between the first and second rounds of the MLB amateur draft.
v
(baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
v
(transitive, baseball) Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
n
(baseball) A weakly hit ground ball that eludes the infielders and leads to a base hit.
n
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
n
(baseball, slang) A screwball.
n
(baseball) An illegal pitch where the baseball has been altered using sandpaper or a similar tool to modify its spin.
n
(slang) A devoted baseball fan.
n
(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the first baseman and the shortstop, normally on the right field side of second base.
n
(baseball) A batted ball that gets between several fielders.
n
(baseball) A league of players who are traditionally added to MLB rosters late in the season.
n
(baseball) A (male) relief pitcher who appears in the inning prior to the closer, typically the 8th inning.
n
(baseball) A more extended than usual break taken between the top half and the bottom half of the seventh inning.
n
(baseball) An infield shift.
v
(transitive, baseball) To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
n
(baseball) A fielding play, typically made by an outfielder, who catches a ball near his shoes, often after a long run.
v
(transitive, baseball) To hit the ball directly back at the pitcher.
v
(baseball, slang, 1800s) To play harder or smarter.
n
(baseball) The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
n
(baseball) One who throws with arm roughly parallel to the ground.
n
(baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
v
(baseball) To get a hit that advances the batter exactly one base.
n
(baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
n
(baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
n
(baseball) The pitching of sinkerballs (sinkers)
v
(baseball) For a batter to look for a four-seam fastball.
n
(baseball, softball) A play by the team at-bat where the hitter assumes the position for a bunt and then changes grip and takes a swing at the ball.
n
(baseball) The batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging average of batters that have had plate appearances against a pitcher or team.
v
(transitive, baseball) To have a certain slugging percentage.
n
(baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
n
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
n
(baseball) A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.
n
(baseball, slang) A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.
n
(baseball) A statistic which compares the total number of bases achieved by a batter over that batter's number of at bats.
n
(baseball) A statistic which compares the total number of bases achieved by a batter over that batter's number of at bats.
n
(baseball) A pitch in which the pitcher throws a slider as if he or she were throwing a curve ball.
n
(baseball, slang) A fastball.
n
(baseball, informal) A fastball.
n
(baseball) Initialism of strike out.
v
(baseball, slang, 1800s) To throw the ball at the runner in order to "tag" him out (illegal after 1845).
n
(slang, baseball) The arm that a player uses to pitch the ball.
n
(baseball) A left-handed pitcher.
n
(baseball) One who pitches speedballs.
n
(baseball) A pitch of a baseball that has been partly covered with saliva, illegal at most levels.
n
(baseball) A pitcher who moistens the ball with saliva before throwing it.
n
(baseball, slang) A split-finger fastball.
n
(baseball) A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate.
n
(baseball) A split-finger fastball.
n
(baseball) A split-finger fastball.
n
(baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
n
(baseball) The tactic of bunting the ball to help a runner at third base score.
n
(baseball) A fly ball that becomes a base hit
adj
(baseball, of a hit) That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide.
n
(baseball) A starting pitcher.
n
(baseball) A pitcher who is recorded to begin the game.
n
A strategy in which a team attempts to score runs by stealing bases, bunting, sacrificing, hitting singles and adopting hit-and-run plays; inside baseball or small ball.
n
(baseball) A stolen base.
n
(baseball) General hitting ability.
n
(baseball, softball) A play where a runner on any base runs to the next base, usually while the pitcher pitches to a batter. Such a runner is liable to be put out if tagged with the ball while not in contact with any base.
n
(cricket) A fielding position close to the boundary directly behind the bowler; a fielder in this position.
v
(transitive, baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
n
(baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
n
(baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
v
(ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.
v
(intransitive, baseball, softball) To strike out without swinging at the called strike.
v
(baseball) To record all three outs in an inning with a strikeout.
n
(baseball) The number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
n
(baseball) The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate.
n
(countable, baseball) An instance or the act of striking out.
n
(baseball, slang, 1800s) The batter.
n
(baseball) Pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
n
(baseball) A pitch thrown with an underarm-to-sidearm motion.
n
(baseball) A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a safety squeeze, the runner sets off from third as soon as the pitch is made, allowing him or her to start running much earlier than on a safety squeeze.
v
(US, baseball, softball) To swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run, increasing the chance of missing the ball.
n
(baseball) A ball that travels a short distance as if it were bunted, but was produced by a full or checked swing.
v
Alternative form of switch-hit [(baseball, softball) To bat both left and right-handed.]
v
(baseball, softball) To bat both left and right-handed.
n
(baseball) An instance of touching the baserunner with the ball or the ball in a gloved hand to rule him "out."
n
Alternative form of tailender [(cricket) One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.]
n
(baseball) A sign from the third base coach, or whoever the batter receives signals from, telling the batter that no matter what he will not swing at the next pitch.
n
(baseball slang) A weakly hit ground ball.
v
(baseball) To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.
v
(baseball, by extension) To hit the ball very hard, especially for a home run.
n
(baseball) A weakly hit fly ball that drops between the infielders and outfielders for a hit; a blooper, a flare.
n
(cricket) A short form of professional cricket that lasts for 100 balls
adv
(baseball, of a batted ball) To the opposite side of the plate relative to the batter.
n
(baseball) The base after second base in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.
n
(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands near third base.
n
(baseball) The three results of a plate appearance that do not involve the fielders: home runs, walks, and strikeouts.
n
(baseball) The recording of three outs in an inning without allowing a batter to reach first base.
n
(baseball slang) A triple.
v
Alternative form of throw someone a curve [(baseball) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To pitch a curve ball.]
v
(baseball) To pitch exceedingly well, especially with high velocity pitches.
v
(baseball, slang) To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
v
(baseball) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To pitch a curve ball.
v
Alternative form of throw someone a curve [(baseball) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To pitch a curve ball.]
n
(baseball) A put-out caused by a throw to a base of a fielded ground ball.
n
(baseball, slang, 1800s) The pitcher.
n
(baseball) The moment when the pitcher begins the motion of pitching the ball and, by the rules of the game, has committed himself to throwing the pitch.
adj
(baseball) Being a player who has numerous tools, meaning the skills to hit for a high batting average and for power, to run the bases well, to throw well, and to field well.
n
(baseball) The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
n
(baseball) A statistic that measures a player's hitting. In this statistic, each single counts as one base, each double counts as two bases, each triple as three bases and each home run as four bases.
v
(baseball, slang) To touch all four bases after hitting a home run, hence to hit a home run.
v
(baseball) To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.
v
(baseball) To get a three-base hit.
n
(baseball) A defensive play in which three outs are recorded.
v
(idiomatic, baseball) To complete a double play.
n
(baseball) A player who plays for the Minnesota Twins.
n
(baseball, slang) A double play.
n
(baseball, slang) A double (a two-base hit).
n
(baseball) A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams cross the flight path; the pitch is delivered with a similar velocity as a four-seam fastball, but has a degree of sink.
n
(baseball, colloquial) A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.
n
Alternative form of ugly finder [(baseball, colloquial) A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.]
adj
(baseball, informal) Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.
n
(baseball) A player who can play in several different positions
n
(baseball) A statistical measure which evaluates the relative performance of a batter or pitcher compared to a hypothetical replacement player of average fielding skill and below average hitting or pitching.
n
(baseball) Acronym of value over replacement player. [(baseball) A statistical measure which evaluates the relative performance of a batter or pitcher compared to a hypothetical replacement player of average fielding skill and below average hitting or pitching.]
n
(baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
adj
(baseball, of a hit) That drives in a run that ends a game.
n
(softball, baseball) The dirt or other material on the edge of a baseball or softball field that warns a player that he or she is approaching the fence, especially the portion in the outfield.
n
(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
n
(Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
v
(baseball, slang, dated, late, 19th century, archaic) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
n
(cricket) The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand.
n
(baseball) A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances.
n
(baseball) The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
n
(baseball) A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.
n
(baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
n
(baseball, cricket) A hard-hit ground ball.
n
(baseball) Initialism of wild pitch. [(baseball) A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances.]
n
(baseball) A curve ball, especially a breaking curve that is particularly difficult to hit.
n
(baseball, informal) The strike zone.
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