Baseball Vocabulary List
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ball
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a pitched baseball that is not hit and is not a strike
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base
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any of the four stations a runner in baseball must touch in order to score
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batter
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the player whose turn it is to bat
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bunt
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to hit a baseball lightly so that the ball rolls for a short distance
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catcher
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a baseball player who plays behind home plate
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concession
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a small business where things are sold (as at a sports facility or public place)
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dugout
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a low shelter facing a baseball diamond and containing the players' bench
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fielder
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a baseball player other than the pitcher or catcher on the team that is not at bat
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foul ball
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a baseball batted into foul territory
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home plate
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the base that a runner must touch in order to score
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home run
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a hit in baseball that enables the batter to go around all the bases and score
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infield
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the diamond-shaped part of a baseball field inside the bases and home plate
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inning
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a division of a baseball game that consists of a turn at bat for each team
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mitt
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a baseball catcher's or first baseman's glove
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outfield
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the part of a baseball field beyond the infield and between the foul lines
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pitcher
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the player who throws the ball to the batter in baseball
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shortstop
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a baseball infielder whose position is between second and third base
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strike
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a baseball pitch that is not hit fair or that passes through a certain area over home plate ( strike zone ) without being hit and that counts against the batter
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umpire
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an official in a sport (as baseball) who enforces the rules