Baseball Slang
While every sport has its own lingo, no sport uses acronyms and abbreviations as much as baseball. In order to understand baseball stats and commentators, it's important to know basic baseball slang. The list below includes the full range of abbreviations, acronyms, and slang terms used in baseball, from AB to Yard.
Slang Term | Meaning | Votes |
---|---|---|
BF | Batters faced | 565 |
Clutch | Ability to perform under pressure | 578 |
GF | Games finished | 587 |
MLB | Major League Baseball | 588 |
HR | Home run | 588 |
DFS | Daily Fantasy Sports | 589 |
RBI | Runs batted in | 590 |
DL | Disabled list | 591 |
ROY | Rookie of the Year | 591 |
Basebrawl | Baseball brawl | 591 |
avg | Batting average | 592 |
Can of corn | An easy catch by a fielder | 592 |
Closer | A relief pitcher that finishes a baseball game | 592 |
Rundown | Baserunner stranded between two bases | 592 |
Set the table | To get on base so other hitters can score the baserunners | 592 |
Bush league | Amateur play | 592 |
SB | Stolen bases | 593 |
Tater | Home run | 593 |
2B | Second base | 593 |
Chin music | Pitch that nearly hits the batter's head | 593 |
TP | Triple play | 593 |
L | Losses | 594 |
Mendoza line | .200 batting average | 594 |
Wheels | Fast legs | 595 |
Triple | Hit that results in the batter getting to third base | 595 |
SLG | Slugging percentage | 595 |
Bases juiced | Baserunners on all three bases | 595 |
Trade bait | A good player that entices other teams to trade for him | 595 |
NLDS | National League Division Series | 596 |
Homer | Home run | 596 |
Single | Hit that results in the batter getting to first base | 596 |
OPS | On-base Plus Slugging Percentage | 596 |
Cinderella | Underdog sports team | 596 |
On deck | Batting second | 596 |
DP | Double play | 596 |
R | Runs | 596 |
Paint the corner | To pitch the ball over the edge of home plate | 596 |
DER | Defensive Efficiency Rating | 596 |
AB | At bat | 597 |
Dinger | Home run | 597 |
Mash | To hit a baseball well | 597 |
Ruthian | Powerful | 597 |
Meatball | Easy pitch to hit | 597 |
Bloop | Weakly hit fly ball | 597 |
3B | Third base | 597 |
RF | Right field | 597 |
OF | Outfield | 597 |
E4 | Error made by the second baseman | 597 |
Annie Oakley | Free pass | 597 |
Shelled | Beaten badly | 597 |
MBFA | Make baseball fun again | 597 |
Millennial baseball | A baseball strategy of swinging for home runs instead of base hits | 597 |
ERA | Earned run average | 598 |
Yard | Home run | 598 |
CS | Caught stealing | 598 |
ALCS | American League Championship Series | 598 |
SP | Starting pitcher | 598 |
RP | Relief pitcher | 598 |
LCS | League Championship Series | 598 |
Ride the pine | Sit on the bench | 598 |
Baltimore chop | Baseball hit that takes a large hop over an infielder | 598 |
Grounder | Baseball hit on the ground | 598 |
Double | Hit that results in the batter getting to second base | 598 |
1B | First base | 598 |
WAR | Wins Above Replacement | 598 |
E5 | Error made by the third baseman | 598 |
E6 | Error made by the shortstop | 598 |
E7 | Error made by the left fielder | 598 |
Double play | Two outs on the same play | 598 |
Rubber | Pitcher's plate | 598 |
Shoestring catch | Catch made just above a player's shoes | 598 |
Cellar | Last place | 598 |
Turn two | To record a double play | 598 |
Leadoff | First batter in the lineup | 598 |
Cleanup | Player batting fourth in the lineup | 598 |
Maddux | Complete game shutout with less than 100 pitches | 598 |
fpct | Fielding percentage | 598 |
G | Games played | 598 |
TC | Total chances | 598 |
Two bagger | Double | 598 |
Bag | Base | 598 |
GSH | Grand Slams | 598 |
SV | Saves | 598 |
Punchout | Strikeout | 598 |
Round-tripper | Home run | 598 |
Bust | A player who does not perform well | 598 |
Pull | To hit a ball to the same side of the field in which you bat | 598 |
pl8 | Plate | 599 |
BB | Bases on balls | 599 |
Heater | Fastball | 599 |
ALDS | American League Division Series | 599 |
Ace | Best starting pitcher | 599 |
C | Catcher | 599 |
Hot corner | Third base | 599 |
Southpaw | Left-handed pitcher | 599 |
LF | Left field | 599 |
SS | Shortstop | 599 |
E1 | Error made by the pitcher | 599 |
Bronx cheer | Noise that signals mockery | 599 |
High and tight | High and inside pitch | 599 |
Leather | Defense ability | 599 |
Dish | Home plate | 599 |
In the hole | Batting third | 599 |
WS | World Series | 599 |
GIDP | Ground into double play | 599 |
NP | Number of pitches | 599 |
SF | Sacrifice Flies | 599 |
TPA | Total plate appearances | 599 |
XBH | Extra base hits | 599 |
Grand Slam | A four-run home run | 599 |
Four bagger | Home run | 599 |
Paint the black | To pitch the ball over the edge of home plate | 599 |
Sweet spot | The part of the bat that provides the best contact | 599 |
Twin killing | Double play | 599 |
IBB | Intentional bases on balls | 599 |
PB | Passed balls | 599 |
Three bagger | Triple | 599 |
LIPS | Late inning pressured situations | 599 |
RW | Relief wins | 599 |
Put out fires | Get out of difficult situations | 599 |
Pea | A ball traveling at a high speed | 599 |
Yakker | Curve ball | 599 |
IL | Injured list | 599 |
MLBPA | Major League Baseball Players Association | 599 |
LOOGY | Left-handed One Out Guy | 599 |
Hops | Jumping ability | 599 |
oppo | Opposite field | 599 |
Cannon | An impressive throwing arm | 599 |
CGSO | Complete game shutout | 599 |
Ribby | Run batted in | 600 |
Bomb | Home run | 600 |
P | Pitcher | 600 |
Cycle | Single, double, triple, and home run | 600 |
RPI | Ratings Percentage Index | 600 |
E | Errors | 600 |
E9 | Error made by the right fielder | 600 |
Hotbox | Baserunner stranded between two bases | 600 |
Uncle Charlie | Curve ball | 600 |
LOB | Left on base | 600 |
GS | Games started | 600 |
inn | Innings played | 600 |
bk | Balks | 600 |
Backdoor slider | A pitch that breaks over the plate | 600 |
Cheddar | Good fastball | 600 |
K | Strikeout | 601 |
Jam | To pitch near a batter's hands | 601 |
Blowing a raspberry | Making a jeering noise | 601 |
Cheese | Good fastball | 601 |
Wheelhouse | Hitter's power zone | 601 |
Touch em all | Home run | 601 |
Frozen rope | Line drive baseball hit | 601 |
RF | Range factor | 601 |
CGL | Complete game losses | 601 |
PA | Plate appearances | 601 |
Bush | Amateur play | 601 |
Rib | Run batted in | 602 |
CG | Complete games | 602 |
HBP | Hit by pitch | 602 |
GRSL | Grand Slams | 602 |
Table setter | A player who gets on base so other hitters can hit him in | 602 |
NLCS | National League Championship Series | 600 |
Tater trot | Home run trot | 600 |
ER | Earned runs | 600 |
Line drive | Hard hit baseball in the air | 600 |
Texas Leaguer | Weak fly ball hit to the outfield | 600 |
OBP | On-base Percentage | 600 |
CF | Center field | 600 |
E2 | Error made by the catcher | 600 |
E8 | Error made by the center fielder | 600 |
Around the horn | Double play from third to second to first base | 600 |
Triple play | Three outs on the same play | 600 |
Brushback | Pitch that almost hits the hitter | 600 |
Pickle | Baserunner stranded between two bases | 600 |
Hill | Pitcher's mound | 600 |
On the button | Hard hit ball | 600 |
Putout | Out | 600 |
PO | Putouts | 600 |
Rope | Line drive baseball hit | 600 |
sac | Sacrifice bunts | 600 |
OFA | Outfield assists | 600 |
AO | Fly outs | 600 |
GO | Ground outs | 600 |
Bases loaded | Baserunners on all three bases | 600 |
HB | Hit batsmen | 600 |
hld | Hold | 600 |
IP | Innings pitched | 600 |
IRA | Inherited runs allowed | 600 |
Fireman | Late-inning relief pitcher | 600 |
Cutter | Cut fastball | 600 |
Whiff | Swinging strikeout | 600 |
UR | Unearned runs | 600 |