Glossary of baseball terms

English-Spanish
Baseball, being a sport of Anglo-speaking origin and due to its popularity in
Spanish-speaking countries, we present to you a glossary of related terms
with baseball in which we define the words of baseball in English more
used and their translation to Spanish.

How do you write baseball in English?

Baseball. The word in Spanish comes from the pronunciation of /ˈbeɪ sˌbɔ l/

Basic Baseball Glossary

baseball, base ball, base ball
baseball player, ball player or baseball player
Big/Major leagues = the big leagues, the major leagues, or simply the
major leagues, this refers to Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States
Baseball fan: aficionado to baseball, baseball-fan
Innings: Entrances, each of the segments of the baseball game in the
the teams take turns consecutively on offense (batting) and defense,
limited to three outs for each one and during which the batter tries to score
the maximum number of races possible, without limit on the number of them
annotations.
Pitching: pitches made by the pitcher.
Knuckleball.
Palm ball
Forkball.
Screwball.
Change or ChangeUp.
Circular change or Circle ChangeUp.
Curve.
Curve in change.
Straight (Of 2 or 4 seams).
Straight cut or cutter.
Descending line or Sinker.
Straight line of separated fingers.
Slider.
Curve slider or Slurve.
line up
Knock-out: nockout or mercy rule. In minor league baseball, you win.
by knockout a game when the run difference is 15 after the 5th
entry or 10 after the 7th entry.
 Bullpen: area of the playing field where pitchers warm up.
warm-ups before entering the field.
Opening day: Inaugural day, opening day, or session
of opening

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Baseball terminology related to the

positions on the playing field
Battery: duo formed by the pitcher and the catcher.
Pitcher: Pitcher, thrower,
Opener: pitcher who starts the game
Reliever: any of the pitchers who replace another.
Closer: Relief pitcher responsible for finishing the game.
Mound: hill or little hill elevation in the center of the infield from where
the pitcher makes his pitches
Rubber: pitcher's plate
receiver, catcher
Umpire: umpire, umpayer or referee
Infield: also called the infield or diamond, it refers to the area formed
through the home, first, second, and third base.
Infielder: name given to the defensive player who occupies a position inside
of the painting
First base
Second base
Third base
Shortstop: The shortstop is the infielder who
occupies the space between second and third base
Outfield: fields, it is the area of the playing field that is located furthest
beyond the area defined by the square.
Outfielder: gardeners, name of the defensive players who cover the
outfield area
Right fielder
Center fielder
Left fielder: left gardener
Home: base destination to complete a race
Home plate: the area surrounding the home plate that also includes
the batting cages.
Dugout: bench area where the players who are not on the field sit
playing field, as well as the manager and his assistants.

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Baseball expressions in English related to
the offensive
Swing: to bat or to wave, movement with the bat to try to hit the
ball
Reach a base: to reach a base, batter who reaches a base
Stole a base: batter who steals a base
Hit: a swing made by a player that succeeds in placing the ball inside
from the playing field, allowing him to reach at least one base.
single: simple or straightforward, reaches a single base
double: double, reaches two bases
triple: reaches three bases
home run: it occurs when the batter makes
contact with the ball in a way that allows it to run through all the bases and
register a race
Slugger: powerful hitter
Walk: base on balls or walk, granting first base to a batter when
the pitcher has thrown four balls outside
intentional: the one given to a batter as a strategy of the
manager to face the next batter
Bunt: To touch, to hit the ball or touch of the ball: to deliberately hit the ball.
smooth towards a poorly defended or hard-to-reach point in the infield. It is achieved
keeping the bat still in one position and letting the pitch hit
the bat without fanning.
Sacrifice: sacrifice is called the batting modality that allows
advance the runners on the bases
Sacrifice bunt is a bunt that allows a
runner advance to the next base, when the touch is to reach the
At home, it's called a squeeze play.
Sacrifice fly: a fly ball hit high to the outfield that
takes place when there is a player on third base and less than 2 outs and that allows for
runner to note in race.
Ball: A ball or bad ball: is recorded as ball (B) that throw of the
pitcher towards home that is outside the strike zone.
Strike: negative count for a batter's turn in the offense.
Strike zone: it is the valid area where the pitcher should throw the ball.
ball so that a strike can be called. The vertical range is usually
appreciation of the umpire, being included in the approximate space that
goes from the knees of the batter to the height of the armpits or the chest (it is usually
to say 'at the height of the letters' referring to where it is usually
find the team name on the uniform). The horizontal range goes
delimited by the width of the home.
Strike out: punch or punched, is the action of eliminating a batter with
a 3 strikes account.
 Full bases: full bases or bases loaded, a situation where the team at the
the offense has placed runners on first, second, and third base.

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Baseball words related to defense

Play decreed by the umpire that removes a player from the game.
offensive, whether as part of the batting action or as a result of a
attempted base robbery or an unauthorized move.
Out by rule: play declared by the umpire that removes a
offensive player according to the baseball rules, for example: when a
the runner does not follow his racing line in order to avoid being put out.
Out forced: to be put out when the defensive player touches the.
pad to which the runner must reach forcibly.
Safe: quiet, play decided by the umpire that grants a runner or
batter of the offense the base they are trying to reach.
Play: a move that allows for an out
Double play: a play that allows for two outs.
Triple play: a play that allows for three outs.
Error: a statistic in which the official scorer establishes that a
the defensive player allowed an opponent to reach a base
Selection play: situation in which a player from team A
the defense decides to put out the leading runner on base and not the one
who played with the ball.
Fair ball: a hit made into the valid area of the field,
understood within the lines that converge towards the home.
Foul ball: a hit outside of the legal playing area.

Baseball vocabulary related to the

annotations and the statistics
Box score: the summary of a game in statistical terms.
Offensive
At bat is the statistic that counts the number of turns.
officials that a batter faces against a pitcher during the season serves to
obtain the offensive statistics
r: run scored in the baseball game, achieved by
to run the entire bases circuit returning to home
In baseball statistics, a connection is recorded as a Hit.
made by the batter who places the ball within the field of play,
allowing it to reach at least a base, without an error occurring
defense of the opposing team.
 rbi: driven career or a driven career
Runs batted in (RBI) is awarded to a batter when their team scores a run.
as a result of that batter's appearance at the plate. In Venezuela also
they are called pushed races or pushed runs.
2b: double, a hit in which the batter manages to reach second base.
without being put out and without any error from the defense.
3b: triple on a hit where the batter successfully reaches
third base, without any error occurring on the part of the defense.
A home run, a quadrangular, a home run or a homer is when the
batter makes contact with the ball in a way that allows him to travel
the bases and record a race (along with all the runners in the database) in the
same play, without any outs or defensive errors being recorded.
bb: base on balls/grant the first base to a
batter when the pitcher has thrown four balls, the turn of the
batter is not counted in their at-bats statistics
stolen bases
Caught stealing
hp: hit by pitch grants first base to a batter who has been
hit or grazed by a pitch. The uniform is considered
also as part of the body
sac hit/sacrifice hit
sac fly
so: strike out, ponche or ponchado, is the action of eliminating a
batter with a count of 3 strikes.
ibb: Bases on balls intentional
Defensive
po: positions out, number of eliminated players.
a: any player from the defense who is recorded as present
catch the touch of the ball prior to the out ruling of the batter-runner or another
runner who runs the bases, even if the contact is unintentional, but
enough to "help" in the out.
e: a statistic in which the official scorer establishes that a
defensive player allowed an opponent to reach a base, or extend a turn
the hit due to poor ball handling.
Pitchers
innings pitched
In baseball statistics, the connection is recorded as a Hit.
made by the batter who places the ball in the field of play,
allowing it to reach at least one base, without an error occurring
defense of the opposing team.
r: run scored in the baseball game, is achieved by
to run around the entire bases returning to home
Earned runs, allowed runs
 bb: base on balls/granting first base to a
batter when the pitcher has thrown four bad balls, the turn of the
batter is not counted in his at-bats statistics
so: strike out, punch or punched, is the action of eliminating a
batter with a count of 3 strikes.
wp: wild pitch uncontrolled pitch by the pitcher that the catcher
cannot grab, thus provoking the advancement of the runner(s) to the offense.
bk: balk illegal movement of the pitcher during his performance, such as
for example: to try to deceive a runner based on the opposing team
after having initiated the launching movement towards home.
hbp: hit by pitch granting first base to a batter who has been hit
hit or brushed by a pitch throw. The uniform is considered
also as part of the body
ibb: Intentional walks
At bat is the statistic that counts the number of turns.
officials that a batter faces against a pitcher during the season, serves to
obtain the offensive statistics
Total batters faced.