Baseball Glossary
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Warning Track Power: The ability of a batter with enough strength to hit a ball to the warning track, but not enough to hit a home run.
Wheelhouse: A hitter's power zone. Usually a pitch waist-high and over the heart of the plate.
Wheels: A ballplayer's legs.
Whiff: For a pitcher to strike out a batter.
Whitewash: To shut out a team.
Wild Pitch: A pitch that eludes the catcher and allows base runners to advance. A scoring decision of a wild pitch puts responsibility for the action on the pitcher.
Workhorse: Phrase used to describe a pitcher who can pitch a lot of innings.
World Series: The championship series matching the winners of the American League and the National League. The series is preceded by Divisional and League Championship series in each league. The World Ser . . . View Full Definition
Worm Burner: Batted ball that moves across the ground hard and fast.
Yakker: Curve ball.
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