Wheelhouse

What does wheelhouse mean?

Hitter's power zone

A term used in baseball to describe a hitter's sweet spot.

A hitter's wheelhouse is his best chance at hitting the ball the farthest that he can. It's the position that he can make the best contact so pitchers try to pitch around the wheelhouse.

Example

The curve ball ended up right in Trout's wheelhouse which resulted in a HR

Related Slang

Sweet spotThe part of the bat that provides the best contact
MashTo hit a baseball well
HomerHome run
TaterHome run
Tater trotHome run trot
HRHome run
RBIRuns batted in
SLGSlugging percentage

Categories

Sports TermsBaseball
Updated April 29, 2015

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