| foul |
a ball hit outside of the lines that mark the area for fair play in baseball or softball; foul ball. [2/11 definitions] |
| foul line |
either of the lines on a baseball field drawn from home plate through first and third bases to the outfield. Foul lines mark the area within which fair play takes place. [1/2 definitions] |
| glove |
a large, padded leather glove used by baseball or softball players in the field. Unlike most gloves, the fingers on a baseball or softball glove are laced together. [1/3 definitions] |
| hit |
the batter's successful contact with the ball so as to reach a base in a baseball game. [1/9 definitions] |
| home |
home plate in baseball or softball. [1/9 definitions] |
| home plate |
a flat slab of hard rubber at which the batter stands in a baseball game. The base runner must touch home plate in order to score a run. |
| homer |
a home run in baseball or softball. |
| home run |
a hit that allows the batter in a baseball game to touch all four bases and score a run. |
| infield |
a baseball diamond, the positions at the four corners of the diamond, or the people playing those positions as a group. |
| inning |
the unit of a baseball of softball game during which each side has a turn at bat. |
| left fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in left field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| major league |
either of the two highest-level leagues of professional baseball teams in the United States. |
| minor league |
any lower-level league than the major leagues in professional baseball in the United States. |
| mitt |
a baseball glove. [1/2 definitions] |
| mound |
a slightly raised hill of dirt in the center of a baseball field. The pitcher throws from this mound. [1/3 definitions] |
| Negro leagues |
former U.S. baseball leagues in which all players were Black. The Negro leagues were at their peak from the 1920s to the early 1950s. In the late 1940s, Black players began to be asked to join the U.S. major leagues and eventually the Negro leagues disappeared. |
| on deck |
next in line to bat in a baseball game. |
| out |
removed from play in baseball or softball. [2/13 definitions] |
| outfield |
the area of a baseball or softball field beyond the infield. [1/2 definitions] |
| pitch1 |
to throw (a ball) toward the batter in a game of baseball or softball. [3/11 definitions] |
| pitcher2 |
the baseball or softball player who throws the ball to the batter. |