If you have watched enough baseball games, you have likely seen a pitcher appear to want to throw to first base in a pickoff move and then pause or completely stop. Was he confused as to what to do? No matter the reason, the pitcher has probably committed a balk. What is a balk in […]
A Designated Hitter is a player that comes to bat in place of another player that only plays in the field. The Designated Hitter usually hits for the pitcher since the pitcher is the worst batter on a team. The point of the Designated Hitter is to make the offense more potent instead of the […]
Baseball has numerous rare feats, such as the unassisted triple play, hitting for the cycle, and pitching a perfect game. None are rarer than the immaculate inning in baseball. An immaculate inning in baseball is when a pitcher strikes out three batters on nine pitches to complete the inning. Not only does a pitcher have […]
Even a baseball fan with a beginning level of knowledge about the game can make sense out of much of a box score. After all, runs, hits, home runs, doubles, walks, and strikeouts are among the basics for understanding the game. But what about an RBI? What is an RBI in baseball? An RBI is […]