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  2. Glossary of baseball terms - Wikipedia

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    To deliberately bat the ball weakly to a particular spot on the infield by holding the bat nearly still, with one hand behind the sweet spot (q.v. under bat) and letting the ball hit it. Typically, a bunt is used to advance other runners and is then referred to as a sacrifice or a sacrifice hit or a sacrifice bunt.

  3. Defensive spectrum - Wikipedia

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    Like many original sabermetric concepts, the idea of a defensive spectrum was first introduced by Bill James in his Baseball Abstract series of books during the 1980s. [2] The basic premise of the spectrum is that positions on the right side of the spectrum are more difficult than the positions on the left side.

  4. Baseball positions - Wikipedia

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    In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular fielding position when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (), 2 (), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder). [1]

  5. What is Rob Manfred's 'golden at-bat' idea, and how would it ...

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    Then Dave Roberts plays his golden at-bat card, and you have to face the best hitter in baseball all over again. Or, say, you're facing the Yankees and load the bases against the Nos. 5, 6, and 7 ...

  6. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia among 14 newcomers on 2025 ... - AOL

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    Here are all 14 first-time candidates on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: OF Carlos González. OF Curtis Granderson. SP Félix Hernández. OF Adam Jones. 2B Ian Kinsler. C Russell Martin. C ...

  7. Shortstop - Wikipedia

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    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 who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order. Today ...

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1273 on Friday ... - AOL

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1273 on Friday, December 13, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Friday, December 13, 2024, is BOXER. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  9. Pitching by position players - Wikipedia

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    Although it was extremely rare for position players to pitch prior to the mid-2010's, pitching by position players has now become relatively common in Major League Baseball as an alternative to using regular pitchers in lopsided games where the winner is beyond reasonable doubt. This has led to rules being implemented to limit the use of ...