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Baseball Rules & Lingo

Sports fans & friends · Medium · 15-20 min

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This board helps players review Baseball Rules & Lingo through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Positions, Pitch Types, Batting Terms, Fielding Terms, Umpire Calls. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Positions

    This player stands behind home plate.

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    Catcher

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  • Pitch Types

    This is the basic hard straight pitch.

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    Fastball

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  • Batting Terms

    This hit allows the batter to reach first base safely.

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    Single

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  • Fielding Terms

    This defensive mistake allows a batter or runner to advance.

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    Error

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  • Umpire Calls

    This call means a pitch crossed the strike zone or was swung at and missed.

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    Strike

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Positions

$100 — This player stands behind home plate.
Catcher
$200 — This player throws pitches from the mound.
Pitcher
$300 — This infielder stands between second and third base.
Shortstop
$400 — This outfielder usually plays between left and right field.
Center fielder
$500 — This player takes the place of the pitcher in the batting order under the DH rule.
Designated hitter

Pitch Types

$100 — This is the basic hard straight pitch.
Fastball
$200 — This pitch breaks downward sharply.
Curveball
$300 — This slower pitch is designed to fool hitters expecting a fastball.
Changeup
$400 — This pitch breaks sideways from the pitcher's arm side.
Slider
$500 — This pitch has little spin and unpredictable movement.
Knuckleball

Batting Terms

$100 — This hit allows the batter to reach first base safely.
Single
$200 — This hit allows the batter to reach second base safely.
Double
$300 — This hit clears the outfield fence in fair territory.
Home run
$400 — This occurs when a batter swings and misses strike three.
Strikeout
$500 — This sacrifice play is a soft tap intended to advance a runner.
Bunt

Fielding Terms

$100 — This defensive mistake allows a batter or runner to advance.
Error
$200 — This play records two outs on one batted ball.
Double play
$300 — This out happens when a fielder catches a ball before it hits the ground.
Flyout
$400 — This throw catches a runner trying to steal a base.
Caught stealing
$500 — This play begins with a ground ball to the shortstop, then second, then first.
6-4-3 double play

Umpire Calls

$100 — This call means a pitch crossed the strike zone or was swung at and missed.
Strike
$200 — This call means a pitch missed the strike zone and was not swung at.
Ball
$300 — This call sends a runner or batter back because the ball left play outside fair territory.
Foul ball
$400 — This call means a runner reached a base safely.
Safe
$500 — This call is made when a batter interferes with the catcher's throw by stepping outside the box.
Batter interference

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