Baseball positions
There are nine fielding positions in baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number, which is used to score putouts:
1 (pitcher), 2 (catcher), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (shortstop), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder).[1]
For example:
- If the third baseman fields a ball and throws it to first, it is recorded as a 5–3 out.
- A double play where the second baseman fields, throws to the shortstop covering second base, who throws to the first baseman, is recorded as a 4-6-3 double play.
Contents
1 Other roles
2 Other team personnel
3 See also
4 References
Other roles
- Designated hitter
- Pinch hitter
- Pinch runner
- Utility infielder
- Utility players
- Starting pitcher
- Relief pitcher
- Left-handed specialist
- Long reliever
- Middle reliever
- Setup pitcher (setup man)
- Closer
Other team personnel
- Manager
- Coaches
- Athletic Trainer
- Equipment manager
- General manager
- Batboy
- Ball boy/girl
- Team physician
See also
- Infield shift
- Ace (baseball)
- Starting lineup
- Mascot
- Official scorer
- Umpire
- Baseball awards
- Baseball clothing and equipment
- List of baseball jargon
- Baseball scorekeeping
- Baseball statistics
References
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