a fast-paced, urban version of baseball played with a rubber ball and bare hands
Baseball5, Urban baseball
a game similar to baseball but on a smaller field in which players use a larger and softer ball
softball
a minor league team, especially in baseball, affiliated with a major league club where players develop before potentially joining the major league roster
farmalag, utvecklingsteam
a defensive play in which two outs are made by the fielding team in a single continuous play
double play, dubbelut
a batter's turn to bat against the opposing pitcher during a game
slagning, battertur
(baseball) a batting technique where a batter softly taps the ball with the bat to place it into play, often to advance a baserunner
bunt, lätt slag
(baseball) a hit that travels high into the air and is caught by a fielder before it touches the ground
flygboll, hög boll
(baseball) a play where a fielder touches the base with the ball to get an out before the baserunner arrive
force-out, tvingad ut
(baseball) a baserunner's attempt to advance to the next base while the pitcher is preparing to pitch or during the pitch itself
stöld av bas, försök att stjäla bas
(baseball) a situation where a defensive player forces a baserunner out by touching a base with the ball before the baserunner reaches that base
tvingad spel, tvingad utgång
(baseball) a hit that travels outside the foul lines, usually resulting in a strike against the batter
foul ball, foul
(baseball) a hit that rolls along the ground, typically resulting in a play by the infielders to get the batter out
markboll, slagslag
to hit a ground ball that is fielded by the defense, resulting in an out
slog en markbollen, bli ut på en markboll
a hit in baseball that occurs when a batter hits the ball and runs around all four bases, scoring a run for their team
home run, hemma kör
(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
linjeslag, rakett
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
boll, kast
(baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the umpire calls within the strike zone
strike, fel
an out that happens when a batter receives three strikes during their turn at bat
strikeout, utslagsdon
(baseball) a batted ball hit high into the air but not far, typically resulting in an easy catch for an outfielder or infielder
hög flygande boll, pop fly
(baseball) a statistic that credits a batter when their hit or action allows a runner to score
run batted in, RBI
(baseball) the base where the batter stands and where players must reach to score a run
hemplate, basen hemma
(baseball) the fence or wall behind home plate that stops wild pitches and protects spectators
vägg bakom home plate, skyddsnät
(baseball) a pitch thrown close to a batter to intimidate or force them away from the plate
hotande kast, tvingande kast
(baseball) a type of pitch that bends or curves as it approaches the batter
kurva (baseboll), kurvad kast
(baseball) a type of pitch thrown at high speed with minimal movement
fastball, snabb kast
(baseball) a pitch thrown with a grip that causes the ball to drop sharply before reaching the plate
forkball, kast med forkball
a deliberate pitch thrown by the pitcher far outside the strike zone in baseball
pitchout, utkast
a relief pitcher successfully preserving a lead to win the baseball game
räddning, bevarande
(baseball) a baserunner being tagged out while attempting to steal a base
caught stealing, caught stealing
(in baseball) to return to and touch a base after a fly ball is caught before attempting to advance to the next base
återvända till basen, vidröra basen
(in baseball) to touch a runner with the ball to get them out
tagga ut en löpare, beröra en löpare
a part of the baseball game where each team gets a turn to bat and field
inning, spelomgång
(baseball) a list showing the order of batters for a team
kort, slagordning
(baseball) the path a baserunner must follow while running from one base to another
baslinje, banelinje
the act of a batter attempting to hit the ball with the bat in baseball
sväng, slag
a swing and miss by the batter, where the bat fails to make contact with the ball
miss, slag utan kontakt
a base hit that allows the batter to reach base safely without being put out by the defense
säker hit, säkert spel
a score resulted from a player successfully reaches home plate after touching all the bases in order without being put out
poäng, lopp
(in baseball) the act of throwing the ball towards the batter in order to start the game
kast, pitch
a statistic that shows how often a baseball player gets a hit when at bat
slagsnitt, battingsnitt
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
kasta, pitcha
(baseball) a quick, accurate throw to a base to get a runner out
exakt kast, kast
(of a batter in baseball) to advance to first base by not swinging at four pitches that are outside the strike zone
gå till första basen, ta sig till första basen
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
out, ut