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Baseball Terminology | A - B - C

A

Appeal

The act of a fielder claiming to an umpire that there was a violation of the rules by the offensive team.

B

Balk

If the pitcher stops his motion toward home plate once movement toward the plate has begun, and he turns to throw to another base, a balk is rewarded to the batter. This results in a ball being called and each of the base runners advancing one base.

Base Runner

An offensive player who has successfully reached base or its attempting to reach base.

Bag

The soft, white thing used to mark a base. Usually canvas or vinyl stuffed with straw.

Batters Box

An area drawn to the left and right of home plate in which the batter must stand when addressing the pitcher. The pitcher may not throw the ball until the batter is in the batters box and 'ready'.

Batting Order

A list of players and the order in which they will bat. This order cannot be changed once the game begins. Dang! Substitute players must take the batting place in the order of the player substituted.

Bunt

Hitting the ball softly and very, very, short. This is usually done to advance the base runners. A batter squares his body to the pitcher and lays the bat out horizontally. Upon contact with the pitch, the batter absorbs the energy of the ball, resulting in the ball falling to the ground with little or no momentum.

C

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