| A | B |
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| walk | A FREE PASS TO FIRST BASE given to a batter after a pitcher throws four balls outside the strike zone |
| home plate | THE FOURTH BASE to which a runner runs, over which a pitcher pitches and a batter bats. |
| inning | A PERIOD of play in which each team bats until 3 batters are out. |
| run | A SCORE earned when a base runner safely gets to home plate. |
| pitch | TO AIM AND THROW a ball in baseball. |
| shortstop | FIELDER whose position is between second and third bases. |
| offense | THE TEAM currently at bat. |
| defense | THE TEAM currently in the field. |
| pitcher | A PLAYER in baseball who throws the ball |
| batter | A PLAYER whose job is to hit the ball with a bat. |
| infield | THE PART OF THE BASEBALL FIELD inside the four bases. |
| outfield | THE PART OF THE BASEBALL FIELD furthest from the player who is batting. |
| first baseman | A PLAYER who fields the area nearest first base. |
| umpire | A PERSON who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports such as baseball and tennis. |
| strike | AN ATTEMPT to hit the ball in baseball that FAILS, or a ball that is thrown to the batter in the correct area, but is not hit. |
| fielder | A PLAYER who is in the field while the opposing team is batting |
| field | TO CATCH or PICK UP a batted ball and usually throw to a teammate. |
