everything there is to know about baseball

how many players are allowed on a MLB team

25

what is a "full count"

3 balls and two strikes. if if you get another strike you're out, if you get another ball you walk

how many teams are in the MLB?

30

how long is a bat typically

30"-33"

how long is a typical MLB fence?

310-400 feet

how many runs does a grand slam drive in?

4

how many umpires are there on the field in a World Series game?

6

the pitchers mound is how far from the home plate?

60 feet 6 inches (AS ON TEST)

how many feet between the bases?

90 feet

an illegal throwing motion by pitcher is called

a balk basically i think this is like flinching WHILE he is standing ON the mound. if he makes a suddenly movement to get a runner out, he has to step off the mound, otherwise this is a balk.

what is a ground rule double?

a ball hopping over the wall

a perfect game is

a pitcher holding a team to no runs, hits, and BB without any errors from his team

in a pickle

a runner stuck between two bases and the basement are throwing the ball back and forth

What is a fungo?

a wooden baseball bat that is skinny at the end and isn't used at games

true or false: MLB teams use wood bats, college teams can use wood OR metal but use metal

true

true or false: centerfield is the further part of the fence from home plate

true

what are the 9 positions

- pitcher 1 - catcher 2 - 1st base 3 - 2nd base 4 - 3rd base 5 - short stop 6 - left fielder 7 - right fielder 9 - center fielder 8

minor league baseball teams

- rookie ball - single A - double A - triple A

ending an inning:

- the fielding team gets three hitters or runners out.(half-inning). then they switch until all nine innings are up. the team with the most runs wins.

force out

an out which is made when a base runner loses the right to the base because of the batter becoming a base runner

name different pitches

curve ball, fast ball, knuckle ball, slider, sinker, change up

if a game is tied at the end of nine innings then you can play additional innings, called:

extra innings

what is a walk

happens when a player is hit with a ball at bat or if he gets four balls then you go to first base

a southpaw is a

left handed pitcher

can you strike out on a foul ball?

no, even if you have 2 strikes already

the DH hits instead of the

pitcher

the home team bats first or second?

second (or the "bottom" of the inning"