Baseball Jargon

A solid-colored area behind the center field wall, used to help batters see the ball

The term for an outing where a pitcher completes six innings and allows three or fewer runs

The term for a very short stint in the major leagues for a minor league player

A colloquial term for a team's system of minor league teams

The term given to a complete game in under 100 pitches, after a legendary pitcher

The name given to the surgery of repairing the UCL elbow tendon

A food-based term for an opposite field home run

A .200 batting average or a term for the league-average, named after a shortstop in the 80s

A type of bunt where a lefty bunts down the third-base line

A hit resulting in the batter scoring because of fielding errors

What most baseball fans will call the umpire, particularly when complaining

A rundown where a runner is caught in between two bases

The term for a sacrifice bunt when a runner is on third base

What a player is given when they're allowed to swing at a 3-0 pitch

What it's called when a player strikes out four times in one game

A slang term for a play or action that resembles the lower, more inferior levels of baseball

A catch-all term for a pitcher's pitch arsenal and effectiveness of pitches

What it's called when a player hits a single, double, triple, and home run in a single game

The term for a pitcher who throws from an unusually low release point, usually below the waist

A method where the catcher intentionally positions his glove in a way to make pitches appear more like strikes

The term for a pitcher and a catcher together as a unit

The colloquial term for showboating or delaying movement to first base after a no-doubt home run

A term for the "sweet spot" in the bat; what players strive to hit the ball with

A type of single where the ball is not hit hard and drops in between the infielder and outfielder

The term for a starting pitcher who is the best on the team and the top of the rotation

A colloquial term for a left-handed pitcher

The term for a pitcher hitting the edge of the strike zone consistently

A throw from the outfield that causes the thrower to spin or fall down

A food-related term for a pitch that is especially easy to hit

A high, intentionally slow pitch that is no longer thrown by any pitchers

When a pitch is initially outside of the strike zone but then bends back into the outside edge

The dirt behind the outfield and right in front of the wall

The term for a high-and-in fastball that does not hit the batter but causes them to jump out of the way

A catch where the fielder's glove is at their waistline

What you are "flashing" when you make an excellent defensive play

The next batter due after the current batter, who stands in their own circle

The term for a player who can hit for both contact and power, can run the bases, can throw, and can field

A softly hit fly ball that is easy for an outfielder to catch