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• Base


  One of the four points on the infield that must be touched by a runner in order to score a run
• Baseline


  The area between each base along which the base runner must generally run
• Base runner


  A player from the offensive team on a base or running between bases
• Batter's box


  A rectangular area beside the home base where the batter must stand to hit the pitch
• Batting order


  The official list giving the sequence in which the members of the offensive team must come to bat
• Catcher


  A defensive player who normally positions himself or herself behind the home base and receives pitches
• Center fielder


  A defensive player positioned near the middle of the outfield
• Defensive team


  The nine players in the field which consists of the pitcher, the catcher, the first baseman, the second baseman, the third baseman, the shortstop, the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder
• Fair ball


  A ball hit into the field of play
• Fielder


  Any one of the nine players on the defensive team
• First baseman


  The defensive player in the portion of the infield near the bag that the batter will initially run to
• Foul ball


  A batted ball that fails under any of the following categories: settles on foul territory between the house and the first base, settles on foul territory between the home and the third base, bounds past first or third base on or over foul territory, first falls on foul territory beyond first or third base, while on or over foul territory, touches the person of an umpire or player, or any foreign object to the natural ground
• Foul lines


  The two lines that extend from the home base through the first and third base, respectively, all the way to the outfield
• Foul tip


  A batted ball that goes sharply and directly from the bat into the catcher's hands and is legally caught. It is a strike and the ball is in play.
• Frozen rope


  A type of hard, solid hit, also known as a line drive
• Going


  A slang term yelled from the dugout to tell the catcher that a runner is attempting to steal, also known as "stealing"
• Grand slam


  A home run hit while the runners are on each of the three bases
• Ground ball


  A batted ball that hits the ground and rolls before reaching a defensive player. The defensive player must tag or force out the batter to record a putout.
• Hit


  To make contact with the pitched ball, resulting in the batter reaching the base safely without the aid of an error or fielder's choice
• Hit-and-run


  A strategic play where base runners attempt to steal the next base while the batter swings to try to put the ball in play, with the intent of catching the defensive players out of position
• Home plate


  The base that is wider and flatter than the other three bases, 17 inches wide and serving as the guideline for the width of the strike zone
• Home run


  A batted ball that lands in fair territory and results in the batter touching all four bases and scoring a run safely, typically occurring when the ball is hit over the outfield fence
• Home team


  The team playing a game on their home field, on defense in the top half of each inning and batting in the bottom half
• Hook slide


  Type of slide that can be done at second, where the runner acts the slide early and slides to the outside of the baseline, "hooking onto to the far left corner of the bag
• Hot corner


  The third base position, where the third baseman often plays very close to the batter and must occasionally react to sharply hit balls
• Infield


  The area of the field contained within the baselines
• Infield fly


  Called by an umpire when there are runners on first and second base or the bases are loaded and there are less than two outs, and the batter hits a fly ball that stays inside the confines of the infield
• Infielder


  A player whose defensive position is located on the infield
• In flight


  Used to describe a ball that has been hit, thrown, or pitched that is in motion and has yet to touch the ground
• Inning


  Used to break up a game, with the number of innings depending on the level of play
• Intentional walk


  When a pitcher intentionally throws four balls far outside the strike zone
• Interference


  Called when a batter or runner obstructs a defender from making a play on the ball or when a defensive player impedes a runner in the baseline
• K


  The official scorekeeping shorthand symbol for a strikeout, with a backward K designating a strikeout looking
• Knuckleball


  A pitch in which a pitcher places their fingernails on the seams and uses their knuckles to push the ball out of their hand
• Left field


  The area of the field that constitutes the left side of the outfield
• Lead


  The practice of base runners standing several feet off the base they are occupying in order to increase their chances of getting to the next base safely
• Line drive


  A batted ball that is hit sharply and on a line
• Lineup


  The batting order
• Loss


  The record for a team that scores fewer runs than its opponent
• Obstruction


  Similar to interference, it occurs when a fielder impedes the progress of a base runner while not in possession of the ball or in the act of fielding the ball