Parts of a Baseball Field
A baseball field consists of an infield, also known as the infamous "diamond" and the outfield. The diamond must be a square 90 ft on each side.
The infield has 4 bases Home Plate, 1st Base, 2nd Base, and 3rd Base. Home is where the batter stands next to when he tries to hit the ball to advance to each respective base and then return to home in order to score a run. Home is a flat, white, hard rubber plate embedded in the ground, while each base consists of square, white bags secured to the ground. The bases are safe havens for the runner. The Pitching Rubber lies atop a mound of dirt almost in the centre of the diamond. One of the pitcher's feet must be touching the rubber when he delivers the ball.
A Base Line runs from Home Plate to 1st Base and from Home Plate to 3rd Base. The lanes connecting the bases are the base paths, and runners must stay within them while running around the diamond. If a runner steps out of these lanes while travelling around the diamond for any reason, the umpire can call him out. Foul lines run from the 1st and 3rd Base lines and towards the outfield. The area of the outfield beyond 1st Base is called Right Field and beyond 3rd base is called the Left Field. From the Coach's Box, Coach's give advice to their team.
The On-Deck Circle is the area where the next batter waits his turn to be at-bat. The Batter's boxes are two areas on either side of the home plate; one for right-handed batters and the other for left-handed batters. This is where the batter stands when he tries to hit the ball. The Catcher's box is located behind home plate, and it is where the catcher positions himself to receive the balls that are not struck by the batter when the pitcher delivers a throw.
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