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T Triple, Amount of time to play game TA Total Average Tag There are two types of tags in baseball: 1) When a runner must touch the base they are at before they can advance after a fly ball is caught 2) When a fielder with the ball, or glove with the ball in it, touches a runner in order to put them out Tag-out When a fielder holding the ball touches a runner while he is off base or the actual base while ball is 'live'. Tag-Up Baserunner must return and touch the base he occupied when a hit was made if it was illegal or if a pop fly is caught by the offense When a runner attempts to advance to the next base on a fly ball or pop-up that is caught by a fielder. In order to tag up, a runner must have at least one foot on the base he or she is occupying when the ball is caught. Once the ball is caught, the runner can attempt to advance to the next base, and must be tagged before reaching the base in order to be called out. If the defensive team feels the runner left the previous base before the ball was caught, the defense may appeal the play to the umpire by calling "time" and tagging the previously occupied base. If the umpire determines that the runner did leave the base before the ball was caught, the runner is called out Take Two! an instruction from a first base coach to a batter-runner to continue on to second base on a base hit. TATER A homerun. TB Total Bases TBF Total Batters Faced TC Total Chances
TEE BALL A minor division of the Little
League Baseball charter, for participants 5-8 years old (league
age). Participants 5-6 years of age MUST play only Tee Ball. TEXAS LEAGUER A bloop hit that drops between the infielder and outfielder. THIRD BASE The third of the bases on the diamond counterclockwise from home plate; the last base to be reached by a runner before home plate. The position played by the third baseman. The third of the four points on the baseball diamond that a player must touch in order to score. The term third base also applies to the canvas bag that marks this point.
Third base is shown below:
synonyms: third, third base (3B), hot corner, coffin corner Third Baseman The infielder stationed near third base.
3/4 arm The release angle most professional pitchers use, it's the angle of release on a pitch delivered on a plane level with the shoulder. The term "3/4 arm" refers to the fact that the arm is 3/4 of the way to being completely overhand on the release. TL Throws Left to "Toe the Rubber" To set up on the mound, for a pitcher. Top of the Inning the first half of each inning when the visiting team is at bat. synonyms: top, top of the inning, first half, top half Total Average The ratio of a player's number of bases to number of outs. Refer to statistics page for the formula. Total Bases A batter's total number of bases created by base hits. Total Chances Total number of play opportunities for a fielder. Calculated by adding putouts, assists, and errors. TP Triple Play TR Throws Right Triple A base hit in which the batter reaches third base safely. Triple Play A play where three players are retired as a result of continuous action, provided that no errors occur between putouts. to "Turn Two" To turn a double play in any fashion possible. TWO BASE HIT A hit enabling the batter to safely reach second base. Also called a double.
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