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

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

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.

Baltimore Chop: A manner of hitting by chopping the ball into the ground immediately in front of home plate with the design of making the ball ‘hop’ into the air, either high enough to allow the batter to r . . . View Full Definition