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The sound of the bat hitting the ball. The term is used in baseball to mean "immediately, without hesitation". For example, a baserunner may start running "on the crack of the bat", as opposed to waiting to see where the ball goes. Outfielders often use the sound of bat-meeting-ball as a clue to how far a ball has been hit.
This is a category of articles on terms used in baseball, with sub-categories for statistics, pitching terminology, and field positions Subcategories. This category ...
This is an alphabetical list of common English-language idioms based on baseball, excluding the extended metaphor referring to sex, and including illustrative examples for each entry. Particularly American English has been enriched by expressions derived from the game of baseball.
The safe area is an area next to first base in which the batter is safe from being tagged. It is a 1.5-meter rectangle with the same width as first base, being adjacent to the foul territory-first base, and with its longer sides running in the same direction as the first base-foul line.
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Fielder's choice is defined in MLB Rule 2, "Definitions", as "the act of a fielder who handles a fair grounder and, instead of throwing to first base to put out the batter-runner, throws to another base in an attempt to put out a preceding runner."
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Stolen bases are one element of small ball. Here, the all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1988. In the sport of baseball, small ball is an informal term for an offensive strategy in which the batting team emphasizes placing runners on base and then advancing them into scoring position for a run in a deliberate, methodical way.