Bloop
Weakly hit fly ball
Example
Mauer gets his first hit of the game with a bloop single to center
Related Slang
Baltimore Chop | Baseball hit that takes a large hop over an infielder |
Line drive | Hard hit baseball in the air |
Grounder | A baseball hit on the ground |
Yard | Home run |
Bomb | Home run |
avg | Batting average |
MLB | Major League Baseball |
A baseball term that describes a weakly hit fly ball that lands in the outfield between the infielder and outfielder; opposite of a line drive where the ball is hit hard; frustrates pitchers because the hitter didn't hit their pitch well but still got a hit; often appears as "bloop single."