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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.
Another theory is that the corn refers to the practice in the very early days of baseball of calling the outfield the "corn field", especially in early amateur baseball where the outfield may have been a farm field. Frequently used by Red Barber, a variation, 'A #8 CAN OF GOLDEN BANTAM' was favored by Bob Prince, Pittsburgh Pirates' announcer.
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
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.
South Burlington baseball wins D-I title Then in the seventh, the Eagles rallied, with Tanner Castillo's sharp hit to third turning into an infield single and game-tying RBI.
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.
Major League Baseball history was made on Saturday when the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals with the first walk-off pitch clock violation.. With the game tied at 7-7 in the bottom ...