Baseball Jargon - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The name given to the surgery of repairing the UCL elbow tendon	Tommy John	90%
The term for a starting pitcher who is the best on the team and the top of the rotation	Ace	70%
A type of single where the ball is not hit hard and drops in between the infielder and outfielder	Bloop	70%
What most baseball fans will call the umpire, particularly when complaining	Blue	70%
A colloquial term for a team's system of minor league teams	Farm	70%
The next batter due after the current batter, who stands in their own circle	On Deck	70%
A rundown where a runner is caught in between two bases	Pickle	70%
The term for a sacrifice bunt when a runner is on third base	Squeeze	70%
The dirt behind the outfield and right in front of the wall	Warning Track	70%
A term for the "sweet spot" in the bat; what players strive to hit the ball with	Barrel	60%
What it's called when a player hits a single, double, triple, and home run in a single game	Cycle	60%
A method where the catcher intentionally positions his glove in a way to make pitches appear more like strikes	Framing	60%
The term for an outing where a pitcher completes six innings and allows three or fewer runs	Quality Start	60%
The term for a pitcher who throws from an unusually low release point, usually below the waist	Submarine	60%
A solid-colored area behind the center field wall, used to help batters see the ball	Batter's Eye	50%
A slang term for a play or action that resembles the lower, more inferior levels of baseball	Bush League	50%
The term for a player who can hit for both contact and power, can run the bases, can throw, and can field	Five-Tool	50%
What a player is given when they're allowed to swing at a 3-0 pitch	Green Light	50%
What you are "flashing" when you make an excellent defensive play	Leather	50%
A .200 batting average or a term for the league-average, named after a shortstop in the 80s	Mendoza Line	50%
The term for a pitcher hitting the edge of the strike zone consistently	Paint	50%
A colloquial term for a left-handed pitcher	Southpaw	50%
The term for a pitcher and a catcher together as a unit	Battery	40%
A softly hit fly ball that is easy for an outfielder to catch	Can of Corn	40%
A type of bunt where a lefty bunts down the third-base line	Drag Bunt	40%
A high, intentionally slow pitch that is no longer thrown by any pitchers	Eephus	40%
What it's called when a player strikes out four times in one game	Golden Sombrero	40%
A hit resulting in the batter scoring because of fielding errors	Little League Home Run	40%
The term given to a complete game in under 100 pitches, after a legendary pitcher	Maddux	40%
A food-based term for an opposite field home run	Oppo Taco	40%
The colloquial term for showboating or delaying movement to first base after a no-doubt home run	Pimping	40%
A catch where the fielder's glove is at their waistline	Basket	30%
The term for a very short stint in the major leagues for a minor league player	Cup of Coffee	30%
When a pitch is initially outside of the strike zone but then bends back into the outside edge	Backdoor	20%
A throw from the outfield that causes the thrower to spin or fall down	Janitor	20%
A catch-all term for a pitcher's pitch arsenal and effectiveness of pitches	Stuff	20%
A food-related term for a pitch that is especially easy to hit	Meatball	10%
The term for a high-and-in fastball that does not hit the batter but causes them to jump out of the way	Buzzing the Tower	0%

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