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  2. Shortstop - Wikipedia

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    Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order .

  3. Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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    The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.

  5. Pitching by position players - Wikipedia

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    Historical examples of Baseball Hall of Fame position players pitching in MLB games include Ty Cobb (four innings in 1918 and one inning in 1925), [13] Jimmie Foxx (one inning in 1939), [14] [b] Stan Musial (to a single batter in 1952), [15] Tris Speaker (one inning in 1914), [16] and Ted Williams (two innings in 1940). [17]

  6. List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

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    In baseball, completing the cycle is the accomplishment of hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. [1] In terms of frequency, the cycle is roughly as common as a no-hitter; [2] [3] Baseball Digest calls it "one of the rarest feats in baseball". [4] Collecting the hits in the listed order is known as a "natural cycle".

  7. Baseball Hall of Fame: Who fell off the ballot? Who got a ...

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    The reason every Hall of Fame ballot isn't hundreds of names long is the low support cutoff. Candidates who earn less than 5% of the vote are removed from next year's ballot.

  8. Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki falls 1 vote short of ...

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    The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been decided. Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, pitcher CC Sabathia and reliever Billy Wagner have all been elected, each earning at least 75% of votes from ...

  9. Closer (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    In baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL), is a relief pitcher who specializes in getting the final outs in a close game when his team is leading. The role is often assigned to a team's best reliever. Before the 1990s, pitchers in similar roles were referred to as a fireman, short reliever, and ...