baseball, a ground ball pitcher (also ground-ball pitcher or groundball pitcher) is a type of pitcher who has a tendency to induce ground balls from opposing...

a base. "Three up, three down." A double play in which the pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws home to the catcher (2), who retires a runner advancing...

(number of ground ball outs) / (number of fly ball outs). Frequency of batted ground ball outs versus fly ball outs thrown by the pitcher, calculated...

be characterized as a fly ball, pop-up, line drive, or ground ball. In baseball, a foul ball counts as a strike against the batter, unless there are...

the ground ball fly ball ratio, which measures how frequently a pitcher gets batters out on fly balls versus ground balls. The downside of a fly ball pitcher...

the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered...

action starts when a player on the fielding team (the "bowler" or "pitcher") puts the ball in play with a delivery whose restriction depends on the game....

A breaking ball is not a specific pitch by that name, but is any pitch that "breaks", such as a curveball, slider, or screwball. A pitcher who primarily...

strikeout recorded for the batter and pitcher. A strike is, however, recorded for the pitcher for every foul ball the batter hits, regardless of the count...

In baseball, a submarine is a pitch in which the ball is released often just above the ground, but not underhanded, with the torso bent at a right angle...

place hit and direct the ball to desired locations, the pitcher's influence is much more dramatic. Pitchers induce more ground outs, fly outs, or strikeouts...

he was walking fewer batters than ever before and was becoming a ground-ball pitcher for the first time in his career. Mussina's candidacy for the Hall...

teammate or tossed by the batter themselves. If the ball is put in play and hits or is touched by the pitcher it is an automatic out. Only infielders can field...

the pitcher's plate ranges from 35 to 43 feet away from home plate, and the home run fence can be 220 to 300 feet away from home plate. The ball itself...

(including the pitcher) A fair ball touches a runner or an umpire before it has passed an infielder other than the pitcher A live ball lodges in the umpire's...

notable for his size, at 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m). Hendrickson was a ground ball pitcher, with a fastball in the high 80s and a decent 12–6 curveball. Hendrickson...

advantage, the pitcher gains more leverage and can put more downward velocity on the ball, making it more difficult for the batter to strike the ball squarely...

softball. Pitchers in fast-pitch softball usually throw the ball using a "windmill" type of movement. In this style of pitching, the pitcher begins with...

resulting in better outcomes like increased ground ball rates. The sinker has been a staple for many notable pitchers, often referred to as 'sinkerballers'...

relatives are the slider and the slurve. The "curve" of the ball varies from pitcher to pitcher. The expression "to throw a curveball" essentially translates...

each play beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit...

feet on the pitcher's plate without the ball. The pitcher's acts of spitting on the ball, defacing or altering the ball, rubbing the ball on the clothing...

hitting for power, and the ball itself was "dead" both by design and from overuse. Ball scuffing and adulteration by pitchers, particularly the spitball...

ground ball/fly ball ratio, complete games, and innings pitched were all among the American League leaders. Halladay was the American League pitcher of...

low-70s curve ball. Though he didn't have overpowering stuff, he kept hitters off-balance and rarely got rattled. He was a ground-ball pitcher, allowing only...

Bill Madden of the New York Daily News speculated that John, a ground-ball pitcher, suffered from late-season injuries to Yankee infielders Willie Randolph...

plate. The pitcher must have one foot on the rubber at the start of every pitch to a batter, but the pitcher may leave the mound area once the ball is released...

and 8 games finished. His 52.6% ground ball percentage was the highest on the Rockies pitching staff for any pitcher with more than 25 innings pitched...

for the pitcher and the fielding team, as three strikes result in a strikeout of that batter. A pitch that misses the strike zone is called a ball if the...

to his use of a fast sinker as a primary pitch, he is an extreme ground ball pitcher. Britton is married to Courtney Leggett, who he met in elementary...