a batted ball is a pitch that has been contacted by the batter's bat. Batted balls are either fair or foul, and can be characterized as a fly ball, pop-up...

Bat-and-ball games (or safe haven games) are field games played by two opposing teams. Action starts when the defending team throws a ball at a dedicated...

In baseball, a foul ball is a batted ball that: Settles on foul territory between home and first base or between home and third base, or Bounces and then...

"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 from...

baseball, a fair ball is a batted ball that entitles the batter to attempt to reach first base. By contrast, a foul ball is a batted ball that does not entitle...

Bat-and-ball may refer to: Bat-and-ball games Bat & Ball Inn, Hambledon in Hampshire, England Bat & Ball railway station in Kent, England This disambiguation...

position is a "line drive". A batted ball which hits the ground within the diamond is a "ground ball". If a batted ball hits a player or a base, it is...

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several...

batted ball takes before being fielded, and imaginary "ghost runners" advancing around the bases in lieu of actual runners. There are also some bat-and-ball...

Ground ball rate, or ground ball percentage, is the percentage of batted balls that are hit as ground balls against a pitcher. A typical ground ball pitcher...

state that a batted ball is considered in flight when it has not yet touched any object other than a fielder or his equipment. Such a ball can be caught...

fielder with a live ball touches that base; a fielder catches a batted ball in flight, and subsequently, some fielder with a live ball in possession touches...

play at other positions. Fielders must be able to catch the ball well, as catching batted balls before they bounce is one way they can put the batter...

causing a batted ball to travel farther, physics researchers have shown that this is not the case. In Major League Baseball, modifying a bat with foreign...

score on a batted ball, being required to return to third base due to the ball going out of play. In the early years of baseball, batted balls that cleared...

A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored...

A baseball is the ball used in the sport of baseball. It consists of a rubber or cork center wrapped in yarn and covered with white natural horsehide or...

to field a batted ball, except the batter with the catcher in the immediate vicinity of home plate immediately after the ball was batted; or A member...

secure possession of a batted ball before it bounces, and maintains possession until they voluntarily or intentionally release the ball. When a catch occurs...

and controversy for more than a century. Baseball and the other modern bat, ball, and running games – stoolball, cricket and rounders – were developed...

The sport is played using a perforated light-weight plastic ball and a long hollow plastic bat. Two teams of one to five players each attempt to advance...

A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher. By regulation it may be...

The Bat & Ball Inn is a historic eighteenth-century pub near Clanfield, Hampshire, England. The earliest widely accepted written rules for the game of...

interference by a preceding runner (including if a preceding runner is hit by a batted ball), he is also credited with a hit. A hit for one base is called a single...

batting is the act or skill of hitting the ball with a bat to score runs and prevent the loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is...

Tampa Bay Rays hitters are told they will be measured by batted-ball exit velocity, not batting average. Also, Kris Bryant credits his improved performance...

ground rule double, a batted ball that bounces fair, then over the outfield fence in fair or foul territory for a two-base hit. Ball on the top step (lip)...

for his next turn at bat. There are many ways to get batters and baserunners out; some of the most common are catching a batted ball in the air, tag outs...

Bat & Ball railway station is on Bat & Ball Road in the suburban town of Sevenoaks in Kent, England. The station is managed by Southeastern although all...

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