Baseball Rules

Baseball Rules

Baseball is played between two teams, with nine players to a side. Each player plays a specific defensive position in the field. The field is bordered by two foul lines that extend forward from home plate at 45 degree angles. The 90 degree area within the foul lines is fair territory, and the 270 degrees area exterior the foul lines is foul territory. The area between the four group of bases, arranged at the corners of a ninety days ft diamond, is considered the infield. The good territory inside of the foul lines and outdoors of the infield is called the outfield. Protecting fielding positions include: 1st baseman, second baseman, 3rd baseman, catcher (to cover home plate), pitcher, shortstop (covers the area between second and third base), and three outfielders.

Baseball involves nine innings. An inning is composed of both teams coming up to bat. A team remains at bat until they get three outs. A team acquires outs by 1) A strikeout: the player up to bat gets three strikes by hitting the ball foul (a player cannot get a third hit on a foul ball), swinging and missing the ball, or getting the basketball thrown past them in the strike zone (The strike zone is the area over home plate in between the batters knees and shoulders). 2) A fly out: a player hits the basketball, and it is trapped in the air by the defense (a fielder can guide them with a fly out in fair or bad territory). 3) A label out: a player is caught off the bottom and tagged with the ball. 4) A force out: the fielding team has got the ball to a base before the runner (this occurs when the athlete cannot return to the previous base because it is occupied by another runner, or they are running to first base).

The particular team with the most runs at the end of nine innings wins. In the event of a tie up, extra innings are enjoyed until the tie is broken. A team ratings runs by having a player touch all four bases in order. An offensive player reaches base by successfully hitting the golf ball into play, or by getting walked. A player is walked when they are up to baseball bat and they receive four balls (pitches outside of their strike zone), or the pitcher hits them with the ball.

Following a player hits the basketball they run to a base. A runner can choose to stay on that base or advance to another base if unoccupied. When the play is stopped the runner can only advance to another base when their teammate puts the ball into play or by stealing a base. A runner can steal a base, run to the next base, when the opposing pitcher has the ball. If a teammate flies out the jogger must return to the base they started at. However, the runner has the option of marking up, waiting for the ball to be caught, and then tagging the previous base and improving to the next base.

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