If you have ever looked at a baseball scorecard and seen a play written as 6-4-3, you have already met baseball’s position-numbering system. Every defensive
The catcher is the player who crouches behind home plate, directly in front of the umpire, and receives every pitch the pitcher throws. It is
The pitcher is the player who starts every play by throwing the ball toward home plate for the batter to hit. It is one of
In baseball, the first baseman is the infielder stationed closest to first base — the base a batter must reach safely to be credited with
The second baseman stands just to the first-base side of the middle of the diamond and is one of the busiest defenders on the field.
The shortstop is one of the busiest and most demanding fielding positions in baseball, stationed in the gap between second base and third base. Because
Standing just a step or two off the third-base line, the third baseman defends what players simply call the “hot corner” — the spot on
The outfield is the wide, grassy zone that stretches from the edge of the infield all the way out to the boundary fence. It is