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The Washington Nationals celebrate a walk-off grand slam hit by Justin Maxwell in 2009. A grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. A walk-off home run with the bases loaded is therefore known as a walk-off grand slam.
The reference is to Bugs Bunny, the animated cartoon character, who is depicted employing such a pitch in the cartoon Baseball Bugs. As Trevor Hoffman 's changeup evolved into an all-world weapon, his pitching teammates were in awe of it, much like many hitters were.
The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, [2] and further detail is given in 6.08(a). [3] Despite being known as a "walk", it is considered a faux pas for a professional player to actually walk to first base; the batter-runner and any advancing runners normally jog on such a play. [4] [5]
Here's what to know after Ketel Marte's walk-off hit for the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLCS in Phoenix.
The walk-off, two-run blast to left field from Hujsak to flip a 1-0 deficit with two outs in the ninth to a 2-1 victory against rival and No. 12 seed Ole Miss will be celebrated for years to come.
No. 9 hitter Jackson Linn led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a home run, then Gavin Schulz blasted another long ball, Tulane’s fourth of the game, to stake the Green Wave to a 10-7 lead ...
A walk-off home run over the fence is an exception to baseball's one-run rule. Normally if the home team is tied or behind in the ninth or extra innings, the game ends as soon as the home team scores enough runs to achieve a lead.
Walk-off may refer to: Walk-off home run, in baseball; Walk-off touchdown, in gridiron football; Walkout, a political or economic protest Cummeragunja walk-off, by Aboriginal people in New South Wales, 1939; Wave Hill walk-off, by Gurindji stockmen in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1966; 2018 Google walkouts