Texas Leaguer
Weak fly ball hit to the outfield
Example
He drops in a texas leaguer to right for his third hit of the game
Related Slang
Bloop | Weakly hit fly ball |
1B | First base |
Single | Hit that results in the batter getting to first base |
avg | Batting average |
Baltimore Chop | Baseball hit that takes a large hop over an infielder |
Dinger | Home run |
A term used in baseball to refer to a weakly hit ball that lands in the outfield between the infielder and outfielder for a hit.
The term originated from the late 1800s in a Texas League, which is now a Double-A minor league, when players would regularly get on base through dinky hits to the outfield. This kind of hit infuriates pitcher because the batter gets on base through a poorly hit ball. A Texas Leaguer is the same as a bloop single.