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1.BaseballVocabularyUseful VocabularyGlove(mitt)BaseRBIBuntHome runInningCaught in a pickle.WalkDug outCurve ballForhundredsofyearspeopleinmanypartsoftheworldhaveplayedbatandballgames.Inthesegames,aplayerononeteamthrowsaballandaplayerontheotherteamtriestohittheballwithabatandscoreruns.2.PlayerPositions3.RulesofBaseballBaseballisplayedbetweentwoteamsofnineplayersonabaseballfield.Theteamstaketurnspitchingandbatting.Thepitcherthrowstheballfromthepitchersmound,aimingtothrowitoverhomeplate.Thebatterstandstoonesideofthisplate,andtriestohittheballwhenitispitched.Ifthebatterdoesnthitapitchthatisinthestrikezone,meaningitsovertheplateandnottoohighortoolow,astrikeiscalled.Ifthreestrikesarecalled,thebatterisout.Ifthebatterhitsapitchandtheballiscaughtbyoneofthefielders,thebatterisalsoout.Butifthebatterhitsapitchintofairterritoryanditisntcaught,herunstowardsfirstbase.Ifafieldergetstheballandtouchesthebatterwithit,ortagshim,beforehegetstofirstbase,heisout.Butifhegetstherewithoutbeingtagged,heissafe.Hecaneitherstopatfirstbase,orhecankeepgoingifhethinkshecanmakeitsafely.Oncehestopsatabase,thenextbatterisup.Ifthenextbatterhitsapitch,thefirstbattercanruntothenextbase,andsoon.Ifhecanrunallthebasesandgetbacktothehomeplatewithoutbeingtagged,hescoresarunfortheteam.Afterthreeplayershavebeencalledout,theteamsturnatbattingisover.Theopposingteamthenisbattingandhasthechancescoreruns.Afterbothteamshavebatted,theinningisover.Theteamwiththemostrunsafternineinningsisthewinner.4.PitchingBattleThemaincontestinagameofbaseballisbetweenapitcherandabatter.Thepitchertriestowinthecontestbystrikingthebatterout,orbymakinghimhittheballintotheairsoafieldercancatchhimout.Thebattertriestowinthecontestbyhittingtheballandhelpinghisteamtoscoreruns.Thepitcherworkscloselywithhiscatcher,whoistheplayerstandingbehindhomeplatewhocatchestheballwheneveritisnthitbythebatter.Thecatcheroftendecideswhichtypeofpitchthepitchershouldthrow,andusessecrethandsignalstocommunicatewithhim.Pitchersusearangeofpitches,includingfastballs,curveballs,slidersandchangeups,withoneoftheartsofpitchingbeingtodisguisethetypeofballoneispitchinginordertoconfusethebatter.Butifthebatterhitsapitch,hecouldhitaflyballhighintotheair,apopflyalmoststraightupanddown,alinedrivefastandlowtotheoutfield,orhecouldhitagentlebuntintotheinfield.Ifthebatterhitsapitchhighandfarandoutofthepark,hescoresahomerun.Ifhedoesthiswhenthebasesareloaded,meaningtherearebaserunnersalreadywaitingonallthreebases,alloftherunnerswillscorearunonthesameplay.Thisiscalledagrandslam.5.George“Babe”Ruth alsoknownastheBambinoandtheSultanofSwat,iswithoutdoubtbaseballsmostfamousplayer.Hechangedthegameforeverinthe1920sfromalow-scoring,defensivecontestintoanexcitingspectacleofhugehome-runhits,andthegamebecamefarmorepopularasaresult.Babewasfamousforhispowerhitting,andhewassettingmanybattingrecords,someofwhichstoodfordecadesafterheretiredfromthegamein1935.6.George“Ken”Griffey,nicknamed“Junior”or“TheKid”,wasbothoneofthemostprolifichomerunhittersandbestdefensiveplayersinbaseballhistory.Heisfifthonthelistofmostcareerhomeruns,andistiedfortherecordofmostconsecutivegameswithahomerun.Inhisprimehewasconsideredthebestplayerinbaseballandwasalwaysafanfavorite.7.Questions?8.
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