The game of baseball consists of nine innings and each inning includes three outs for each team. During an inning, each team takes a turn in the field and a turn at bat.
Getting Out
The aim of the defensive team is to get threebatters out which can be achieved in a number of ways:
If three strikes of a batter are called
The ball hit by the batter is caught by a fielder before it hits the ground
A runner who is not standing on a base is tagged by a fielder who is holding the ball
A fielder with the ball touches the base to which a runner is forced to go before he gets there
Strikes
A batter has three attempts to hit the ball pitched into the strikezone above home plate. If a batter/hitter swings at the ball but missed it, he/she is charged with a strike. A strike is also called if the batter does not swing at the ball pitched into the strike zone or hits the ball into foulterritory.
Pitching Rules
Some of the pitching rules are as follows-
Once a pitcher begins his/her motion to home, he/she must throw home or be called for a balk.
When the bases are empty, the pitcher has 20 seconds to pitch or the umpire will automatically call a ball.
The pitcher may not intentionally throw at a batter otherwise he/she may be expelled from the game.
Batting Rules
The main batting rules are as follows-
Each team has a batting order it must adhere to, though substitutions can be made and once a player is removed from the game, he can’t return.
A batter can’t leave the batter’s box once the pitcher is set or begins his windup.
Both of the batter’s feet must be in the batter’s box otherwise he/she will be automatically out.
Base Running Rules
The major base running rules are as follows-
A base-runner must touch the bases in legal order.
A runner is entitled to an unoccupiedbase when he/she touches it before he/she is put out.
Two runners may not occupy the same base.
Updated On :17 Jun, 2022
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