Glossary
Baseball lingo
- A.L. - American league abbreviation
- American League - American half of Major League Baseball
- Baseball World Classic - Where different countries face off in a baseball tournament
- Base - Where runners are safe if they are on it
- Base path - The boundaries that runners have to stay in when running
- Bat - The object hitters use to hit the ball
- Batter - The person who hits the ball
- Call - Whether the runner is out or safe, or if it is a ball or strike
- Designated hitter - The player who only bats
- Division - A section to break up the teams
- Dugout - Where players sit during the game
- ESPN - A sports broadcasting channel (All property belongs to ESPN)
- Extra innings - A tie breaker, also known as overtime in other sports
- Fielder - The person who picks up the ball
- Home plate - The plate that runners need to touch to score
- MLB - Major League Baseball abbreviation
- MVP - Most Valuable Player abbreviation
- N.L. - National league abbreviation
- National league - National half of Major League Baseball
- Out - When players don't succeed at getting to a base
- Pitcher - The person who throws the ball to the batter
- Roster - The players on a team
- Run - What it is called when a runner scores
- Safe - When the runner isn't out
- Slugger - A person who hits a lot of home runs
- Strike - When the pitch is accurate
- Umpire - The person who calls the calls (Referee)
- World Series - The baseball championship