Hld
Hold
Example
He is great at protecting the team's leads with 5 hlds in 7 games
Related Slang
| RP | Relief pitcher |
| Southpaw | Left-handed pitcher |
| Paint the corner | To pitch the ball over the edge of home plate |
| Hill | Pitcher's mound |
| Rubber | Pitcher's plate |
| Maddux | Complete game shutout with less than 100 pitches |
Baseball Slang Quiz: Can you bat 1.000?
A baseball abbreviation that refers to the number of "holds" a pitcher has recorded.
A hold is when a RP records one or more outs in a save situation without giving up his team's lead. In order to earn a hold, the pitcher cannot record a save or finish the game.