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UA or U.A.

:Abbreviation for Union Association, a one-year (1884) major league.

Uecker seats

:Spectator seating offering a very poor box seats and learns that his ticket is actually for a seat in the back row of the right field upper deck.

ugly finder

:A foul ball hit into a dugout, presumably to "find" someone who is ugly or to render him that way if he fails to dodge the ball.

ukulele hitter

:A weak hitter – banjo hitter, Punch and Judy hitter. " Wolff: Ukulele Hitter Makes Hall of Fame as Broadcaster".

ultimate grand slam

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by a member of the home team when they are exactly three runs behind in the bottom of the final inning, thus overcoming a 3-run deficit ''and'' winning the game with one swing. See also ''

walk-off home run In baseball, a walk-off home run is a home run that ends the game. For a home run to end the game, it must be hit in the bottom of the final inning of the game and generate enough runs to exceed the opponent's score. Because the opponent will no ...

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umpire

:"The ump" is in charge of a game, as are members of his crew ("refs" in most other sports).

unassisted play

:When a fielder single-handedly executes a play which is more often completed by multiple fielders. For example, with a runner on first base, a ground ball is hit to the shortstop who then steps on second base, completing a force out. Unassisted double plays are rare, and

unassisted triple play In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes all three outs by himself in one continuous play, without his teammates making any assists. Neal Ball was the first to achieve this in Major League Baseball (MLB) under ...

s are ''extremely'' rare.

Uncle Charlie

:A curveball.

uncontested steal, undefended steal

:If a base runner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate ''but the catcher does not attempt to throw him out,'' then the steal may be scored as an uncontested or undefended steal. In the game's statistics, the runner would ''not'' be credited with a stolen base. Also called defensive indifference. See also stolen base, fielder's choice.

up

:*The player at bat or on his way there. :*"Batter up!": Start the inning (says an umpire). :* Three up, three down: Three batters came to the plate and all three are out. :*A team in the lead is "up" by some number of runs. :*Called up, a player has been promoted from the minors to the majors.

up and in

:Same as

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up in the zone

:A pitch to the upper part of the strike zone. "When

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throws his fastball up in the zone, opponents are hitting .079 (6-for-76) and have missed on 36 percent of swings (league average is .232). When his fastball is down or in the middle of the strike zone, opponents hit .270 with a miss rate of 15 percent."

up the middle

:(adverb) Said of a ball batted through the middle of the infield, i.e. over or near second base and toward or into the outfield.

upper decker

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home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

that lands in the stadium's upper deck. :*A dip of tobacco placed in the upper lip.

uppercut

:When a batter's swing moves upward as the bat moves forward. "The looping or uppercut swing is most common when the hitter 'loads up his swing' in order to hit with more power."BatSpeed.com_Baseball and Softball Swing Hitting Mechanics
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upstairs

:A high pitch, usually above the strike zone.

up the elevator shaft

:A high pop-up directly over the batter.

up the middle

:The area near an imaginary line from home plate through the pitcher's mound and second base into center field. General managers typically build teams "up the middle", i.e. strength at

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the ( home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the ca ...

, second base,

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists wh ...

, and

center field A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball and softball fielding position between left field and right field. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the c ...

utility

:A player (usually a bench player) who can play several different positions.

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