This is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other
jargon
Jargon is the specialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity. Jargon is normally employed in a particular Context (language use), communicative context and may not be well understood outside that context. The conte ...
used in
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
, along with their definitions, including illustrative examples for many entries.
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Baseball statistics
Baseball statistics play an important role in evaluating the progress of a player or team.
Since the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and normally players act individually rather than performing in clusters, the sport lends itsel ...
"Baseball" Category in the Wiktionary
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Paul Dickson Paul Dickson may refer to:
*Paul Dickson (writer) (born 1939), American writer
*Paul Dickson (American football)
Paul Serafin Dickson (February 26, 1937 – June 7, 2011) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League ...
, ''The Dickson Baseball Dictionary'', 3rd edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Co, 2009.
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