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Infield: The diamond-shaped portion of the playing field bordered by the four bases.

Infielder: Fielder who occupies a position in the infield. Most commonly refers to the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop.

Infield Fly Rule: On the infield fly rule the umpire is to rule whether the ball could ordinarily have been handled by an infielder not by some arbitrary limitation such as the grass, or the base lines. The u . . . View Full Definition

Infield Fly: A fair fly ball which can be caught by an infielder with ordinary effort, which first and second, or first, second and third bases are occupied before the second out.

Seeing Eye Single: A weakly hit ground ball that is placed strategically (or luckily) between the infielders and reaches the outfield for a hit.

Small Ball Or Playing Small Ball: Refers to an offensive approach where the team uses bunts, walks, infield hits, hit and run plays, stolen bases, and sacrifices to manufacture runs.

Texas Leaguer: A poorly hit ball that loops meekly over the infield and lands for a hit.

Pick: Use of one player to block a second player. Also used to describe an interception of a pass, e.g. A pass by the offense can be 'picked off' by the defense. A 'pick 6' is a nickname for an in . . . View Full Definition

Line Drive: A ball hit in the air at a low projectory directly to a fielder or through the infield.

Diamond: Also known as Moore's Diamond. American native vine and vinifera hybrid grape created (1885) in Brighton, N.Y. by Jacob Moore by crossing the Iona vinifera-labrusca hybrid with Concord. Ripe . . . View Full Definition