a fast-paced, urban version of baseball played with a rubber ball and bare hands

ベースボール5, ベースボールファイブ
a game similar to baseball but on a smaller field in which players use a larger and softer ball

ソフトボール, ソフトボール競技
a minor league team, especially in baseball, affiliated with a major league club where players develop before potentially joining the major league roster

ファームチーム, マイナーリーグチーム
a defensive play in which two outs are made by the fielding team in a single continuous play
a batter's turn to bat against the opposing pitcher during a game

打席 (だせき), アットバット
(baseball) a batting technique where a batter softly taps the ball with the bat to place it into play, often to advance a baserunner

バント, バント打ち
(baseball) a hit that travels high into the air and is caught by a fielder before it touches the ground

フライボール, フライ
(baseball) a play where a fielder touches the base with the ball to get an out before the baserunner arrive

フォースアウト, 強制アウト
(baseball) a baserunner's attempt to advance to the next base while the pitcher is preparing to pitch or during the pitch itself

盗塁(とうるい), スティール
(baseball) a situation where a defensive player forces a baserunner out by touching a base with the ball before the baserunner reaches that base

フォースプレイ, フォース・プレイ
(baseball) a hit that travels outside the foul lines, usually resulting in a strike against the batter

ファウルボール, ファウル
(baseball) a hit that rolls along the ground, typically resulting in a play by the infielders to get the batter out

ゴロ (goro), バウンドボール (baundobōru)
to hit a ground ball that is fielded by the defense, resulting in an out

ゴロを打ってアウトになる, グラウンドアウトする
a hit in baseball that occurs when a batter hits the ball and runs around all four bases, scoring a run for their team

ホームラン, 本塁打
(baseball) a hard-hit ball that travels directly and quickly through the air, usually at a low angle, making it difficult for fielders to catch

ライナードライブ, ライナー打球
a hit by a backup batter in baseball

代打(だいだ), ピンチヒット
a baseball pitch that the batter does not swing at and is not called a strike by the umpire because it misses the strike zone

ボール, 球
(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the umpire calls within the strike zone

ストライク, strikes(ストライクズ)
an out that happens when a batter receives three strikes during their turn at bat

三振, ストライクアウト
(baseball) a batted ball hit high into the air but not far, typically resulting in an easy catch for an outfielder or infielder

ポップフライ, 高飛球
(baseball) a statistic that credits a batter when their hit or action allows a runner to score

打点(だてん), ラン・バッテッド・イン
(baseball) the base where the batter stands and where players must reach to score a run

ホームプレート, 本塁
(baseball) the fence or wall behind home plate that stops wild pitches and protects spectators

バックストップ, バックストップ
(baseball) a pitch thrown close to a batter to intimidate or force them away from the plate

ブラシバックピッチ, 威圧投球
(baseball) a type of pitch that bends or curves as it approaches the batter

カーブ, カーブ球
(baseball) a type of pitch thrown at high speed with minimal movement

ファストボール, 速球
(baseball) a pitch thrown with a grip that causes the ball to drop sharply before reaching the plate

フォークボール, フォーク
a deliberate pitch thrown by the pitcher far outside the strike zone in baseball

ピッチアウト, ピッチアウト投球
a relief pitcher successfully preserving a lead to win the baseball game

セーブ, セーブポイント
(baseball) a baserunner being tagged out while attempting to steal a base

盗塁刺し, アウト
(in baseball) to return to and touch a base after a fly ball is caught before attempting to advance to the next base

タッグアップする, ベースをタッチする
(in baseball) to touch a runner with the ball to get them out

タグアウトする, アウトを取る
a part of the baseball game where each team gets a turn to bat and field

イニング, 回(かい)
(baseball) a list showing the order of batters for a team

打順表, 打撃順カード
(baseball) the path a baserunner must follow while running from one base to another

ベースライン, 走塁経路
the act of a batter attempting to hit the ball with the bat in baseball

スイング, バッティング
a swing and miss by the batter, where the bat fails to make contact with the ball

空振り(からぶり), ミススイング
a base hit that allows the batter to reach base safely without being put out by the defense

セーフティ, セーフ
a score resulted from a player successfully reaches home plate after touching all the bases in order without being put out

得点 (とくてん), ラン
(in baseball) the act of throwing the ball towards the batter in order to start the game

ピッチ, 投球
a statistic that shows how often a baseball player gets a hit when at bat

打率, バッティングアベレージ
to deliver a baseball to the batter from the pitcher's mound with the intention of starting a play or attempting to strike out the batter

投げる, ピッチする
(baseball) a quick, accurate throw to a base to get a runner out

ピッチ, 刺し
(of a batter in baseball) to advance to first base by not swinging at four pitches that are outside the strike zone

四球を得る(しきゅうをえる), フォアボールを得る(ふぉあぼーるをえる)
(in baseball) the action of touching a runner with the ball or glove to get them out

タッチ, タグ
(in baseball) to touch a runner with the ball or glove to get them out

タッグをする, タッチアウトする
(in baseball) the elimination of a player by the opposing team, which ends their turn to bat or run

アウト, アウトになった選手
