Baseball may be the weirdest...and most beautiful game ever created. Some weird things: 1: There’s no clock...at all. A baseball game could conceivably be played an infinite amount of time, as after 9 innings, they play “extra innings” with the home team always getting a chance to tie or win. Last year they added some rules to make it easier to score in extra innings. 2: The DEFENSE possesses the ball. Every single “possession” starts with the pitcher, 60 feet, 6 inches away. The offense is at the mercy of his control. 3: It’s a team sport that is literally a game of one-on-one matchups. While the defense is necessary practically, technically the only players that need to be on the field are the pitcher and catcher who are attempting to get the batter out. 4: Baseball is a game of perseverance and effectively dealing with inevitable failure. Hitting a round baseball with a round bat thrown by a professional pitcher creating spin and physics-defying movement and/or throwing at 100+ mph is THE hardest thing to consistently do in professional sports period. Moreover, the line between success and failure is very small. The VERY BEST to ever do it are successful 3 out of 10 times, and those successful 2 out of 10 times generally don’t have a long-lasting career... 5: It’s THE game for stat heads and analytics because of the continual one on one matchups over the VERY large number of games (162 + post season) every year (when there is not a global pandemic). Every sport has stats and numbers that professional analysts, players, managers AND average fans study, but none anywhere close to baseball. 6: The managers wear the same uniforms as the players. This is a really weird thing most of us who grew up with the game generally ignore, but it is funny to see 60+ year old men wearing baseball socks and uniforms. I suspect this harkens from the era when teams actually had player managers... 7: Two leagues - one game: In Major League Baseball, there are actually two leagues - the National and American Leagues. There is history behind both but the “World Series”is the championship series (7 games) that pits the American League Champion vs the National League Champion. Up until a couple decades ago, the two leagues did not play each other until this series. There is now interleague play, but it is a small amount of games out of 162. Strangely, these leagues have different rules (most notably, the “Designated Hitter” in the American League) and they get around that by simply playing by the rules of the home team! 8: Speaking of different rules, every single ballpark in baseball is a different size and shape! This is, as far as I can tell, unique to sports. Some parks are “home run friendly” some are “pitcher friendly.” This has to do with basic dimensions but also things like altitude and wind patterns. The ballparks also have different “ground rules” consisting of things like what counts as a home run, what is out of play, where a ball can get stuck causing all runners to have to return to bases etc. it sounds confusing (and it is) but there is a charm to knowing a ball can get stuck in ivy growing on the brick wall of Wrigley Field in Chicago...it reminds people of playing in their back yards.
The longest game I ever attended was a Detroit Tigers game that started at 5:30, went 23 innings and ended after 1am. Most games are about 3 hours-ish.
5:27 When a player gets on base, they don't stay on the base. They stand a number of feet away from the base to prepare to run to the next base (called a Lead Off) prior to the Pitcher throwing the ball. If you're on 3rd base and you want to run to home base, you have to 'Tag Up' (go back and put your foot on 3rd base and then run to home.
This leads to another play called the "Pick Off". If the runner has stepped off the base to get a lead, the pitcher can attempt to throw him out. This is most common when a right-handed pitcher throws to first base and the first baseman tags the runner before he can return to the safety of the base, but it may also happen on third base if the pitcher is left-handed.
Yes, there is an "American" League (AL) and a "National" League (NL) with Teams in Divisions in the League. The World Series is between that year's winners of the League Championships for that year. American Vs. National. (The All-Star Game in the middle of the season is also between the Leagues and is a bit of rivalry fun for the voted "Best" players of that season.)
It's fun watching someone new to the game learning things. And I'll only mention on one thing-typically players stick to only one position, but almost every team has what's called a utility infielder on the roster who's a guy that can play 2nd, 3rd or shortstop. Also almost any MLB outfielder can play left, right, or center if need be. That's all I'll add for now lol
AVG. refers to batting average - number of hits divided by at-bats, always expressed as a decimal point with three numbers afterward. What's amazing is that you can fail seven times out of ten in baseball and still be considered a great player. So, even a .300 average is considered among the best in the league.
Honestly, Baseball is best learned by going to a game with a fan. Most of the basic rules and strategies can be learned pretty quickly. It's the details that tend to be complicated. For example, the home team's pitcher has runners on 2nd and 3rd base with one out. The pitcher throws righthanded and the home team's manager has two relief pitchers (one left handed, the other right handed) warming up to possibly replace the pitcher on the field. The visiting team has a righthanded batter up next to hit. Usually left handed hitters are more successful against righthanded pitchers than a righthanded hitter is. In this situation, the visiting team's manager could decide to remove the right handed hitter from the game so he can bring in a "pinch hitter" that bats left handed. Once the pitch hitter is announced into the game, the home team's manager would likely bring in the left handed "reliever" into the game negating the perceived "righty/lefty advantage". Another concept that takes awhile to get is the sacrifice. Sometimes it's obvious and other times it's not as clear. As of 2021 the National League still had pitchers batting in the regular lineup, not allowing for a "designated hitter". Very few pitchers are even decent hitters, since they spend about 95% of their time and effort on pitching. So if a National League pitcher comes to the plate with runners on base, he will almost always try to sacrifice himself to move the runner(s) over one base by attempting a "bunt". A bunt is a way of softly hitting the ball between the pitcher, catcher and either the first baseman or the third baseman (depending whether he blunts the ball to the right side or the left). That allows the runner(s) to successfully move forward a base, while the batter is thrown out at first base. Keep in mind a sacrifice only works with less than two outs, otherwise the pitcher will try to get a hit, though usually the pitcher will either strike out or hit a weak ground ball for the final out. The not so obvious sacrifice is when a regular hitter is at the plate with a runner at 2nd base and nobody out. The runner at 2nd base will usually have a good "leadoff" 2nd base, so if a ground ball is hit to the 2nd baseman, the runner usually can easily get to 3rd base safely. Occasionally a hitter will intentionally hit the ball and sacrifice himself if it's a close game and getting a single run might win you the game. Usually the hitter is still trying to get a hit but will take moving the runner over as a decent consolation for the team.
The pitchers are highly specialized. Each team has a "rotation" of usually 5 pitchers who take turns starting games. Their goal is to remain in the game for a long as possible. They have to complete 5 innings to get credit for the win if their team wins. The easy of the pitchers are called "relievers" and they'll warm up in the "bullpen" when the manager wants one of them to prepare to enter the game. Pitchers do move between the rotation and the bullpen but it's *extremely* rare for a pitcher to play any other position. Catchers are the generals on the field. They hold a lot of the responsibility for selecting which pitch the pitcher throws. (That's what the hand signs they make between their legs are.) They also position infielders and can call for pick-off attempts where they try to catch a runner off base. Other players are a bit more flexible but they generally are either infielders or outfielders. The shortstop and 2nd baseman are called "middle infielders" and can usually play either position. The centerfielder is usually the best outfielder and has to cover the most area. 🙂
Baseball is generally a slow paced affair punctuated by brief moments of excitement and sometimes, amazing levels of suspense. Most of the time you'll miss nothing by talking to your friend instead of paying attention. Just keep up with the brats and beer and you'll be a fine baseball fan. No matter who wins. ..
I think that is why its tough for non-Americans to get BB, they like that continuous movement you get in soccer or hockey or basketball,BB has a different atmosphere to it. even the announcers are laid back.
As the cheesy Brendan Fraser movie "Blast From the Past" emphasizes, baseball doesn't make sense until you watch it. It's an amazing game that is both simple and complex. The basics are throw the ball, hit the ball, catch the ball, but there is so much more to it. Understanding the different pitches, what pitchers throw what pitches and why they are being thrown at certain times comes with watching over and over if you have never played. Hitters also differ. Some go up to the plate looking to destroy the ball at all times, while others are just trying to get the ball in an outfield gap and run. The other main thing to remember with baseball is that there are 162 games and the best players only get a hit every 3 at bats or so over that 162 marathon. That is why those stats that you referenced are important. AVG. is the batters batting average for the year, so a .296 hitter has gotten a hit in 29.6% of his at bats. HR is homeruns in the season so far. RBI is runs batted in so far this season. OBP is on base percentage so add hits and walks and divide by at bats to get that. These just give you an understanding of how well the player is performing. There are much more complex stats (baseball is a game obsessed with stats) but they take a while to understand.
also just a side note, there are things called force outs, so pretty much if the runner is forced to move to the next base, then the defense just has to touch the base he needs to go to, to get him out. for example, if there is a runner on first and the batter hits a ball on the ground, the team will probably try to get the guy out at second base by touching the base because they don't need to tag him, the runner going to second is forced to go to the base because there is somebody running behind them so they cant just stay at their current base. in contrast, if there is only a runner on second base and the ball is hit on the ground, they cant get the guy out at third base because he isn't forced to go to third because there is no runner behind him that needs to go to that base, I probably made that sound WAY more complicated than it needed to be, but that's an important rule of baseball so you don't wonder "why didn't they just touch the base? wouldn't he be out?"
“Where else would he start from” So if a hit ball gets caught, a runner must go back and touch the base they started from after the catch before they start running onward. So if the ball is popped up and hangs in the air for a long time, you can’t just stroll onto the next base, because if they catch it, you have a long way to get back. Please come back and make more videos!!!
Baseball is the most statistically driven game. Players' effectiveness as batters are measured by the following statistics: Batting average (avg or BA) measures how many out of a thousand times at bat a batter will get a hit. An average of .300 or 30% is considered good. No one has bated .400 since 1941 (Ted Williams), but a couple have come close. Most players are happy with a .280 -.310 aveage. The median BA in Major League baseball is .248. So even a decent batter gets out about 70-75% of the time. Home Runs (HR) occur when a batter gets a hit that allows him to circle all the bases without stopping at a base. Usually these are balls hit over the wall but a player can outrun throws to the bases by the fielders and make it home in what are called inside the park home runs. Runs Batted In (RBI or "ribbies") occur when a player makes contact with the baseball an casues one of his teammates to make it to home plate and score a run. So if player in on 3rd base and the batter gets a single, he doesn't score himself, but he causes another player to score. That's a run batted in. The most RBI a player can get in one time at bat (4) is on a grand slam homerun, which is a home run with the based loaded. If there are three players on base and the batter hits a homerun, all four players socre a run. On base percentage is how often a player comes up to bat and gets on base either becaseu of a hit, a walk, being hit by a pitch, or for any other reason. In recent years this has become a more important measure of a player's productivity because it measures how frequently that player CAN possibly score. Additionally walks (or base on balls) are not counted as part of the batting average. so tehy gt hiddne statistically without this statistic. Slugging percentage is a measure of how many bases a player gets per time at bat. A 1.000 sluggin percentage means a player averages one base per time at bat. But that also means he could get out three times and a home run in one time at bat and average one base per time at bat. In recent years, statisticians have started combining a players on base percentage with slugging percentage. So you will often see OBP (on base percentage) or OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage). Another statistic that is rather new is "WAR" or wins against replacement. This statistic measures how many wins that player is worth against the league average. Players use this statistic to establish their valuer at contract time. In other words if you dind't have player X and only had the average player statistically in the league, you would have won 23 fewer games or 10 more games. Just a couple of decades ago, batters were only judged by Hits, runs, home runs, RBI, and slugging. The additional statistics have allowed teams to field players that cost the teams less per win. To understand this recent paradigm shift, watch the movie Moneyball with Brad Pitt.
They were a bit misleading about the number of players. There are indeed 40 men on each team's MLB roster, but currently only 26 are on the active roster and can be used in a game. The players not among the 26 active players are still technically major league players, but they will be playing minor league baseball until they get called up to the active roster. This year the roster will expand to 28 players in September and then back to 26 for those teams that reach postseason play.
In terms of the designated hitter, most likely starting next season (2022) both leagues will have the designated hitter. It started in the American League in the 1970s and enough pitchers over time have gotten hurt hitting or running the bases that the people that run major-league baseball are going to force the National League teams to adopt this. Plus, it allows teams in the National League to retain popular players that can hit well, but can’t field well due to getting older, or just being slower.
Fun fact: if the batter hits a home run into the stands, and you catch it, you get to keep the ball. (You can maybe even have it signed later by the guys who hit the home run!)
You were looking at some of the stats and somewhat confused. Here's the meaning of some of those acronyms (there are a LOT of statistics in baseball; it really is a thinking man's game) so when you hear them dropped by a baseball announcer or see them on a scoreboard you'll have an idea what they're talking about. HR: Home run. How many home runs a player has had in the game (obviously). R: Runs. How many runs that player has scored in the game, whether he did it himself (i.e a home run) or was moved around the bases to home by other players. RBI: "Runs Batted In" How many total runs a particular player was responsible. For example, if you hit a home run, and there were two other players on bases at the time, you are credited with three runs batted in. H: Hits. A "hit" is counted when the batter reaches at least first base in their at bat, by hitting the ball. (Doesn't include walks, being hit with the pitch and a few other things.) AB: "At Bats". Basically, how many times the player has been up to bat. (A few things don't count, such as walks.) BB: Base on Balls. Another name for a Walk. When the player is pitched four balls during an At Bat. K: Strikeouts the player has had in the game. (Don't ask me why they gave it the letter K.) AVG or BA: Batting Average. This is the number of At Bats divided by the number of Hits. OBP or OBA: On Base Percentage/Average. Similar to Hits; this is a total of all the times the player has reached first base, including walks and a batter being hit by pitch. ERA: "Earned Run Average." The number of "earned runs" (not caused by an error on another player's part) a pitcher allows per nine innings.
For walks, more often than not, a pitcher will walk the batter on purpose rather than risk him hitting a home run. (Walking on accident is not very common in the pros) If a particularly good batter comes up to plate (especially if the scores are close and the game is almost over) they decide that it would be safer to throw bad throws and let him walk to first base. Sometimes, the bases are loaded (a player on each base) and letting him walk means the player on 3rd gets to home, scoring a point. but if the batter hits a home run...then that's 4 points scored. So they have to weigh the risk of the other team gaining a point, or gaining 4 points, or possibly the batter will strike out and they will score 0.
RUclips has partnered with the MLB, and they’re broadcasting random games for free here and there. If you play any video games, then I’d recommend starting with MLB The Show to learn all of the intricate rules. Fun way to learn.
If you go the MLB the show route, don’t buy the most recent year. Buy the game that is a year or two older so that you it doesn’t cost as much. Having the most up-to-date rosters or playing it’s version of ultimate team, call diamond dynasty, isn’t going to be relevant for you to justify paying full or close to full price when you can satisfy your curiosity with a title that’s a year or two older, but will still get the job done for you.
One thing I don't think they mentioned regarding foul balls: If a ball flies outside the base line on either side, it's considered foul. That much they explained. If it bounces out before it gets to the first or third base, it's also considered foul. BUT, if it bounces or rolls outside the baseline AFTER going past the bases, it's considered fair. (Also, if it's in the air, it's still considered in fair play. A player (including a catcher) can catch a ball in foul territory for an out, as long as it hasn't hit the ground yet. If you want to watch a great game, the entire "Field of Dreams" game played last year is on RUclips somewhere, that would be a great reaction video.
In terms of walks versus strikeouts, baseball is currently going through a period where there are many more strikeouts, more than ever in the history of the game. It might be too much to discuss all the reasons why this is happening, but a quick summary is analytics determining where a hitter is likely to hit the ball & the defense shifting players to those spots to defend the ball when it’s put in play. This in turn is causing players trying to hit the ball further to get it over the heads of all the defenders, but this leads to more strikeouts because they are missing the pitches when they swing because they are worried about elevating the ball versus just hitting it.
40 Players is a big misunderstanding of the roster rules. There is a maximum limit of 25 players on any Major League roster during the first 5 months of the season. ONLY in the last month (September) can each team expand their rosters up to a max. of 40. Any team making the playoff/post season must then reduce back down to 25 once the post season playoffs have started.
Actually it’s now 26 through August and 28 in September. And that’s not a COVID rule. They were put in place prior to the pandemic. So no more full 40 in September.
The difference between a fair and four ball can be subtitle. A ball hit over 1st or 3rd base is fair even if it lands in foul territory. If a fan reaches out of the stadium and catches or diverts a fair ball. It is ruled a ground rule double (and the fan might get thrown out of the park). There are many others, but, to me, the most difficult rules are the ones that cover a baulk and an infield fly. I won't even try to explain those here.
To clarify some things. On the tag up, the runner CANNOT leave that base until the ball is caught, otherwise he can be forced out at the base he left. Also the runner MUST be tagged out if it isn't a force play. Meaning if the base before the one he started at is empty, he has to be tagged, so base stealers have to be tagged out, those are not force plays. Every play at 1st base is a force play. If a runner is on 1st, 2nd base is a force play, but 3rd isn't. Meaning, once he touches 2nd, he has to be tagged for him to be out. I know this all sounds confusing, but watch a game and you'll better understand it.
AVG- batting average. A good batting average is .300 or better because that means you are getting a hit 1 out of 3 times you go up to bat. HR- Home runs RBI- Runs batted in This is how many runs you help score. ie- if there are 2 runners on the bases and they score off of your hit you just got 2 RBIs. If you hit a solo home run that's 1 RBI SLG- Slugging percentage, the total number of bases a player records each at-bat. OBP- On-base percentage. How often you get on base. So this includes hits or if you get on by getting walked.
In baseball, as opposed to softball, The runner Starts off of the Base also called the bag. So that he gets a head start. But If the pitchrr sees that and feels That he can get the runner out the pitcher can throw the ball to the base And the runner needs to be tagged out.1 thing they Did not cover is if a batter is hit by a pitch then He goes to 1st and The bunt. The Bunt is when the Batter turns around square's himself to the pitchrr and just let's the ball Hit the bat Putting it down into the ground and causing the 1st base and 3rd base player to come in and get the ball. The pitcher and the catcher also Can field a bunt. In softball bunts are very effective in moving Runners. I Believe this is also the reason that a batter Will bunt in baseball. I think the Distance between bases in baseball is 90' and I forget what it is in softball but it's a lot shorter which is why in softball you cannot lead off, which means move away from the base. In baseball because the throwing motion is so Not natural to the anatomy Pitch's are counted. Once a pitcher gets up around 75 pictures then they can bring in a relief pitcher. There are starting pitchers, Relief pitchers, and pitchers.who close out the game. All of these other pitchers sit all the way at the end of the Fair/foul line in what is called the bullpen. In baseball The People who oversee the game and the rules are called umpires. The Strike zone is not only Armpits To knees but it also must cross home plate. Any part of the ball touching any part of the plate And in The area of armpits to knees Can be considered a Strike The Armpits to knees and over the home plate is what's called the strike zone. Strike zones are subjective to each umpire. Pitchers can throw a number of different types of pitchese. These include the fastball, the change up, The knuckleball, The curve, a rise and The Regular fast pitch. In soft ball they can throw all of these plus a rise and a drop. A home run is really cool but the big daddy of them all is a grand slam. That's when bases are loaded and the batter hits a home run. That should keep you busy for a while. There are a lot of baseball videos on The best catches, umpires getting injured, Problems with weather Animals on the field. In baseball they wear metal cleats so if there's lightning within a certain distance than the players come off the field.
"Baseball Rules of Engagement" by TruScribe has an inventive way to explain baseball which is really complex. Baseball has more rules and unwritten rules than American Football.
Hey man I think it would be cool If you put together a video explaining the rugby rules since you have reacted to a baseball and football but I don't know if you only react to videos I just think some of your American viewers might also want to better understand a sport of your country 😁
I love watching people get started on their baseball journey! This is a great video to watch, to get up to speed on pitching: ruclips.net/video/0DFYJkneoMo/видео.html
Hey! Where did you go? I enjoyed a lot of your American sports reactions. I would like to see more of your opinions on MLB and maybe some NASCAR. Hope you get back to the videos soon.
"Avg" is Batting Average. The number of times at bat divided by the number of times on base. "RBI"= Runs Batted In. If your at-bat results in scoring a run for your team the others on base at the time are "runs batted in" by you.
Pedantic police: the number of times at bat divided by number of times on base is on base percentage OBP. Number of times at bat divided by number of HITS is batting average. OBP will include walk, hit by pitch and errors, all ways to get on base but none considered a Hit
You grasped the basics quite well. The video does a fair job at explaining the basics, though there was one glaring mistake; the teams roster at the major league level is only 26 players not 40 players. The narrator probably has heard the term 40 man roster, which means that 40 players in the organization (consisting of both major league players and players on one the their minor league teams). Each major league team (L.A. Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs,etc.) has 4-5 minor league teams with players being developed and trying to make it to the majors. Most of the rules are fairly easy to grasp, especially if you go to a game with a baseball fan. There are some rules that are very difficult to explain. One such rule is the balk rule. A balk is term used for a pitcher who makes what is considered an illegal move in an attempt to "pick off" the runner on base. You saw the example of the stolen base, where a runner goes from 1st base to 2nd base during a pitch. Most good baserunners take a "lead off" away from the base before the pitch and try to gauge the pitchers motion. Is the pitcher's body going towards home or is it towards 1st base? The good baserunner takes off immediately after the pitcher is going towards the plate before the ball leaves the pitcher's hand. One of the most common ways of committing a balk is making your body motion going towards home plate but then throwing the ball to 1st base. If the umpire calls a balk, any runner on base is sent to the next base, so if there is a runner at third he scores. There are a few other ways of committing a balk, but it's too tedious to get into all of them, besides balks don't happen very often. I know in your football, you have relegation. That doesn't exist in any American sports. In Major League Baseball it consists of two separate leagues, National and American. Each league has 3 divisions consisting of 5 teams to a division. The regular season consists of 162 games played. The playoffs begin and the team that wins it's league championship, advances to play the other league's champion in a 7 game "World Series".
Something that upset me about the video you watched. They're talking about base stealing and then show a player step on the 2nd base bag in front of the runner who is called out. That was NOT a base being stolen... that was a force out caused by the batter hitting the ball and running toward 1st, causing the runner who was at 1st to be forced to run to 2nd... and thus if the ball beats him there he is out. When stealing a base the runner must be tagged when not touching the base. He isn't forced to run to 2nd, and is safe if he touches 2nd even if the ball is already there...
26 players on a team, not 40. This is not a great video honestly, especially because the video clips used do not show what was being explained very clearly. It was very basic. But I'm not sure if there is any better available. In the National League every player plays defense and offense. In the American League, every player, except the pitcher plays offense and defense. The pitcher only pitches (defense) and in his place is a Designated Hitter who bats (offense). People who only know cricket say it is more complicated than baseball but I will tell you they are wrong. In baseball it's all about starting at home and getting around the bases and back to home to score one run and the strategy involved in often deep and involved.
The Narrator's first comment was incorrect. Baseball is not only played in America. It's played in Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Japan, So. Korea, Colombia, Guam, The Philippines, ad a few more countries. Major League Baseball is not the only place baseball is played in the US. Virtually every major University has a baseball team sanctioned by the NCAA (Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Assoc.). The same is true for High School baseball but play is governed by each State's governing body. One more thing the announcer said that is not quite true. There is no imaginary box that determines if a thrown ball is a Strike or a Ball. The Umpire, behind Home Plate (or Home Base) does not see the box that is only visible on television. The rules of baseball govern that if a ball is thrown and it is at least partially within the sides of the home plate, above the batter's knees and below the batter's chest (typically where a man's nipples would be) the the thrown ball is a Strike. If the thrown ball does not meet all these criteria, it is considered a Ball. However, each Umpire can determine the size of the "Strike Zone" as he sees fit. Batters and Pitchers need to learn the quirks of each umpire if they want to be successful.
There are some other ways to be called out. A runner who "leaves the baseline" will be called out. The baseline is an imaginary line between the bases. Runners are given great leeway when turning while running over a base - example - running from 1st to 2nd to 3rd, the player isn't expected to pivot 90 degrees when they get to 2nd - they can run in a sweeping arc when crossing any bag (base) in this way. But if there is a direct route (such as when stealing 2nd from 1st) the runner is expected to stay relatively close to the line between the bags. A major deviation can see the runner called out.
Avg is a batter's batting average, as in how many times out of 10 he gets a hit RBIs are how many runs a batter has batted in HR is how many home runs a batter has scored OBP is the player's on base percentage, as in how many times they get on base
7:09 No, they all stick to their positions but you can change your specialty; Babe Ruth of an excellent Pitcher before he became an outfielder and 'slugger' for the Yankees. It's something that is rarely done because each position requires a learning curve (playing Short Stop is not the same as playing First Base).
That's why 'utility' players are a great asset to have, someone who can play all over and get the job done. When I play MLB The Show, I try to find a catcher who can also play 1B so I don't need to carry an additional 1B and it leaves a roster spot open for an extra player.
The number of players on a team is kinda tricky to explain. Technically, 40 is correct, but so is 26. Of the 40 players, only 26 are allowed to be at a game, also called 'on the Major League roster'. the remaining 14 are a kind-of reserve. These players play the game in a different league, called minor league baseball. The top minor league team for each major league team, called the AAA team, will have the 14 reserve major league players, plus 11 more players who are all working to become major league players. The minor league teams each have 25 players, and are divided into AAA (the top level), AA, High A, and Low A. Each of the 30 major league teams also have 4 minor league teams, the manor league teams are mostly filled with younger players, with a mix of players out of either high school or college. As these players go through the year, most will be advanced to the next level (Low A to High A, for example), or let go, and thus out of the game. Minor league teams play the exact same game with the exact same rules as the major league players, but with a shorter schedule. As you might guess, minor league teams play in smaller towns that the major league teams. But keep in mind that these kids have, for the most part, been playing amateur baseball since they were 6 years old.
There is a rule that once a player leaves the game he cannot return to the game. Leaving the game occurs when another player who isn't currently in the game takes the place of the player leaving. This can occur when it is a players turn to bat, or during any stoppage of play when the team is on defense. There are RARE instances where a pitcher will be moved to another position so that he may return to pitch later... VERY rare. It usually only happens when there is a fantastic batter that has some advantage over the pitcher, in which case a specialist pitcher may be brought in just to strike out the batter - with the pitcher taking a temporary place of another player on the fiend - who leaves the game and can't return. Then, when the specialist pitcher leaves the game, because the original pitcher has not left the game, he can return to the pitching mound to pitch to the next batter. Do NOT expect to see this happen. It is VERY rare.
One thing that wasn't well defined in the video was the "force out" - touching the base that a runner is going to *only* works if the batter hit a fair ball and the runner is "forced" to advance because of runners behind them. Assuming that the ball is not caught, the batter is forced to run to first base. If a runner started the play at first base, that runner is forced to advance to second to make room for the batter. If a runner started at second base, they are only forced if there was also a runner on first (otherwise, they can choose to stay at second because there's still room for the batter behind them); likewise, a runner on third is only forced if there are also runners on first and second. A runner who is attempting to advance beyond their forced base (or isn't forced at all) must be tagged out. "Tagging up" also wasn't defined very well. The rule is that if a fly ball is caught, runners must return to the base they started the play at, but they may attempt to advance after having done so. A runner who fails to return to their starting base before the ball is thrown to that base (similar to a force out) is out. If a ball is hit in such a manner that it will obviously be caught, runners generally wait near their starting bases to tag up. But a runner may be "doubled off" (out for failure to tag up) if, for instance, they're attempting to steal a base and the batter hits a sharp line drive caught by an infielder, or they believe the ball will drop in for a hit (and therefore run to make more progress around the basepaths) and an outfielder makes a spectacular catch. In those circumstances, the runner likely won't be able to get back to their starting base before the fielders can throw it there. The stats on the screen at 4:38: Toronto and New York are tied at 2 runs each. It's the top half of the 9th inning (meaning the visiting team, Toronto, is at bat; the home team always bats second) with 2 out and nobody on base (runners on base would be shown on the diamond above the pitch counter). The "count" in this plate appearance is 1-0, meaning 1 ball and no strikes. The current batter is Toronto's second baseman (2B; this means he plays on the right side of the infield, near the center of it, on defense). His batting average (ratio of hits - fair balls which allow him to reach base without anyone getting out - to at-bats - roughly speaking, the number of hits + number of times he gets out) for the season to date is .269. He has no home runs so far this season and 14 runs batted in (runs scored as a result of his hits, usually by runners already on the bases). His on-base percentage (ratio of times reaching base safely without anyone getting out - this includes hits, walks, hit-by-pitch, which is why it's higher than batting average - to total plate appearances) is .332, which means he gets on base about 1/3 of the time he comes up to bat. So far in the game today, he has 1 hit in 3 at-bats, that hit being a single (meaning that he got to first base on his own hit; a double means he reached second, triple means he reached third). 5:55: Major League Baseball is split into two leagues, the American League and the National League. The National League does not use the designated hitter rule (meaning that pitchers come up to bat in the normal order), nor do most of the lower leagues. The AL and NL champions play each other in the World Series, which is the MLB championship.
Ninh is wrong about the size of a major league roster. Most of the time there are 26 players on a major league team, not 40. The rosters expand to 40 players late in the season. Strikeouts happen about two and a half times more often than walks. A typical score in an MLB game is five runs to three. Occasionally a team won't score any runs in a game. So, yes, it's a low-scoring game, especially compared to cricket, where hundreds of runs are scored in a test match. The point of the tagging up rule is that when a fly ball is caught, all baserunners must retouch their bases before advancing. A runner who fails to tag up can be put out by the defensive team getting the ball to the base the runner had left early, without even tagging that runner. This means that hitting a fly ball that's caught for an out may have little value, because the runners on base often won't be able to advance. Without the tag-up rule, a fast runner could score from first base on a high fly ball, even if it's caught. "All they not all American League teams?" There are two leagues in MLB, the National League and the American League. The National League was founded in 1876, and the American League was founded in 1901.
I’ve watched I don’t know how many World Cup matches the US has been in, plus some women’s soccer matches when I was in college, and I’m still not super clear about when offsides happens in soccer, so don’t feel bad about needing some time to learn the fairly complicated rules of baseball.
There are far more strike-out's than walks in most games. A pitcher having an off-night could give up walks but would probably be changed out before too many walks were given up. Each team gets three outs, not necessarily 9 tries per inning. Three outs could be on three pitches. The maximum number of pitches to get three outs in an inning can be a lot. It depends. There are a few other obscure ways to be called out. In fact, there are many obscure rules that you won't see covered in this video. But it will get you started. A knowledgeable friend at the game with you can be a big help too. Experts aren't needed to understand the game. But a deep-dive into the game (baseball is essentially a talkin' sport) will require much more knowledge. To have a good time at the game, you probably have what you need now. Go to a college game, minor league, or MLB game. All are good fun. Many of the fans in the seats around you will fill you in about the game too. Just ask them a 'dumb' question & they will tell you why something happened. Make sure you watch every pitch made because if a batter connects, there could be a high speed line drive coming right at you. Just stay aware.
So in regards to how many players on the team the person in the video you watch tried to do it quickly without explain the nuance. Only 26 players of are active at the stadium for a game. The other 14 players are essentially the top replacement players for a team that are either at the top minor-league level, or because of Covid, at the nearby alternate site, to be ready to come in if someone gets injured the previous game, or catches Covid. The 25 players active for a game are usually split nearly evenly between pitchers & fielders, with factors of health & schedule determining if an extra player is needed as a position player or a pitcher.
Baseball isnt easy to understand, lacrosse, basketball and hockey are all soccer-like, if you understand one you can understand the others but baseball and football are very different.If you have ever played rounders back home as a kid then you've played the great grandad of baseball. also the strike zone is not correct ,that may be for high school or little league but not MLB.depending on how many cable channels you have there may be a baseball game going on right now.
You are right, that strike zone is what it is suppose to be but in the pros it is closer to knees to bottom of the letters on the jersey. Every umpire is different though and some guys have huge strike zones, while others are tiny.
@@gregadkins2483 Batters and pitcher will tell you they don't care if the HP ump is off as long as he is consistently off, but HP umps strike zone will drift throughout the game, growing wider skinner taller shorter. when you consider these umps have been doing this for decades you'd think they would get it right.
The rules of baseball video by SchoolOfSports is way better than this. He got a lot of things wrong and the video sometimes didn’t correspond to the rule he was explaining. Baseball teams have 25 players not 40..
Most rules in baseball are the extrapolation of multiple ideas, all at once. Many people say baseball is stupid, because they are too stupid to understand it
One of my favorite baseball videos is that of unassisted triple plays. That is where one fielder, the Second Baseman or Shortstop, records all 3 outs on one play. ruclips.net/video/AndzLlxYsDg/видео.html
You got most of the rules down.. If you watch a game it will help you alot.. Recommend watching top winning percentage playing against another top team for more all around game.. Even though my favorite team and home state team is a bottom of the American League central division Detroit Tigers.. here something new for you.. There are 30 teams in MLB.. Each team has 8 minor league teams.. So 30 *9= 270 (8+1=9 added the one for the major and the 8 minor).. If someone gets hurt in the major league or doesn't do well the team will send them down to the minor leagues.. (one of the 8 teams) to bring someone up to the big leagues..
Actually, in all levels, all you need are 9 players to play a game. Also, only professional and college baseball play 9 innings. Youth and high school play 6 and 7 innings.
That must be a local thing for you, because I've always seen youth and HS play the full 9 innings. You might be thinking of Softball, which only has 7 innings.
Welcome to every American's youth. Go to a minor league game first. That's where you will experience the game. Listen to the sound of a ninety-five mile per hour fastball slamming into a catchers mitt.(Mitt is such a great word, just saying). Enjoy a lazy evening. Bring your mitt. You never know when a foul ball may come your way.
I'm not a big baseball guy but any baseball fans @4:40 how the f.... Is that guys batting average about 70points lower than his obp? That does not seem possible...
Batting average is solely calculated by using the amount of at bats someone has, and how many times he gets a base hit. Based on what I could find this was probably 2013, where Kawasaki had 240 at bats and had 55 hits, this comes out to a batting average of .229 On base percentage however utilizes the amount of hits a player gets, how many times he gets walked, how many times he gets hit by a pitch, and how many times he has a sacrifice fly or bunt to advance another runner. Using the numbers from 2013, his OBP is calculated to 0.326 A higher OBP is common due to it being determined by more than just how many times you get a hit in your at bats. hoped this helped!
There are a number of inaccuracies and even a few remarks that are just plain wrong. At the beginning of the video the narrator mentions that there are 40 players on a team, with only 9 players on the field at a time. The 2nd part of the statement is factual, but the first part is rubbish. On every major league team, their roster will consist of 26 players. There is something called a 40 man roster, but that represents players both on the 26 major league team players and 14 others that are playing on minor league teams within their organization. For example, my team is the Los Angeles Dodgers. They have minor league teams of various levels representing their players level of development, experience, age and talent. There is AAA, AA, High A, Low A, & Rookie. There are also some instructional leagues in the Dominican Republic, which is a huge percentage of talent playing in Major League Baseball (MLB). In this instructional league, kids starting at 16 years old not only are trying to develop their baseball talent, but also taking classes in English, learning about life in the United States culturally, being advised on how to take care of your money, avoiding certain pitfalls (drugs, hanging out with unsavory types, etc.) Baseball, unlike Basketball or Football, needs this minor league system to hone the skills of their players for the MLB. The L.A. Dodgers have a AAA team at Oklahoma City, AA team in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On these two higher level minor league teams, will consist the 14 players that make up the rest of that 40 man roster. These players are considered either major league ready (players that have had some previous experience in the MLB) or the teams top prospects that are very close to being ready for the major leagues. It is necessary to have this 40 man roster, because over the grueling 162 game season there will be many players getting injured during the season. Say the Dodgers top starting pitcher has a sore shoulder and needs to rest it, the team would put him on the 21 day injured list. The Dodgers General Manager would then call up from Oklahoma or Tulsa a replacement pitcher from that 40 man roster. That player would stay with the Dodgers on their 26 man major league roster until the other pitcher is deemed ready to return from his injury.
I’ve seen a lot of people react to this video and I think he goes to quick and gets a few things wrong or partially true. Sometimes I wish I could just explain it to you lol
Baseball may be the weirdest...and most beautiful game ever created.
Some weird things:
1: There’s no clock...at all. A baseball game could conceivably be played an infinite amount of time, as after 9 innings, they play “extra innings” with the home team always getting a chance to tie or win. Last year they added some rules to make it easier to score in extra innings.
2: The DEFENSE possesses the ball. Every single “possession” starts with the pitcher, 60 feet, 6 inches away. The offense is at the mercy of his control.
3: It’s a team sport that is literally a game of one-on-one matchups. While the defense is necessary practically, technically the only players that need to be on the field are the pitcher and catcher who are attempting to get the batter out.
4: Baseball is a game of perseverance and effectively dealing with inevitable failure. Hitting a round baseball with a round bat thrown by a professional pitcher creating spin and physics-defying movement and/or throwing at 100+ mph is THE hardest thing to consistently do in professional sports period. Moreover, the line between success and failure is very small. The VERY BEST to ever do it are successful 3 out of 10 times, and those successful 2 out of 10 times generally don’t have a long-lasting career...
5: It’s THE game for stat heads and analytics because of the continual one on one matchups over the VERY large number of games (162 + post season) every year (when there is not a global pandemic). Every sport has stats and numbers that professional analysts, players, managers AND average fans study, but none anywhere close to baseball.
6: The managers wear the same uniforms as the players. This is a really weird thing most of us who grew up with the game generally ignore, but it is funny to see 60+ year old men wearing baseball socks and uniforms. I suspect this harkens from the era when teams actually had player managers...
7: Two leagues - one game: In Major League Baseball, there are actually two leagues - the National and American Leagues. There is history behind both but the “World Series”is the championship series (7 games) that pits the American League Champion vs the National League Champion. Up until a couple decades ago, the two leagues did not play each other until this series. There is now interleague play, but it is a small amount of games out of 162. Strangely, these leagues have different rules (most notably, the “Designated Hitter” in the American League) and they get around that by simply playing by the rules of the home team!
8: Speaking of different rules, every single ballpark in baseball is a different size and shape! This is, as far as I can tell, unique to sports. Some parks are “home run friendly” some are “pitcher friendly.” This has to do with basic dimensions but also things like altitude and wind patterns. The ballparks also have different “ground rules” consisting of things like what counts as a home run, what is out of play, where a ball can get stuck causing all runners to have to return to bases etc. it sounds confusing (and it is) but there is a charm to knowing a ball can get stuck in ivy growing on the brick wall of Wrigley Field in Chicago...it reminds people of playing in their back yards.
Number 1 aged well
The longest game I ever attended was a Detroit Tigers game that started at 5:30, went 23 innings and ended after 1am. Most games are about 3 hours-ish.
It’s a lot to take in at once.
5:27 When a player gets on base, they don't stay on the base. They stand a number of feet away from the base to prepare to run to the next base (called a Lead Off) prior to the Pitcher throwing the ball. If you're on 3rd base and you want to run to home base, you have to 'Tag Up' (go back and put your foot on 3rd base and then run to home.
This leads to another play called the "Pick Off". If the runner has stepped off the base to get a lead, the pitcher can attempt to throw him out. This is most common when a right-handed pitcher throws to first base and the first baseman tags the runner before he can return to the safety of the base, but it may also happen on third base if the pitcher is left-handed.
Yes, there is an "American" League (AL) and a "National" League (NL) with Teams in Divisions in the League. The World Series is between that year's winners of the League Championships for that year. American Vs. National. (The All-Star Game in the middle of the season is also between the Leagues and is a bit of rivalry fun for the voted "Best" players of that season.)
It's fun watching someone new to the game learning things. And I'll only mention on one thing-typically players stick to only one position, but almost every team has what's called a utility infielder on the roster who's a guy that can play 2nd, 3rd or shortstop. Also almost any MLB outfielder can play left, right, or center if need be. That's all I'll add for now lol
AVG. refers to batting average - number of hits divided by at-bats, always expressed as a decimal point with three numbers afterward. What's amazing is that you can fail seven times out of ten in baseball and still be considered a great player. So, even a .300 average is considered among the best in the league.
Honestly, Baseball is best learned by going to a game with a fan. Most of the basic rules and strategies can be learned pretty quickly. It's the details that tend to be complicated.
For example, the home team's pitcher has runners on 2nd and 3rd base with one out. The pitcher throws righthanded and the home team's manager has two relief pitchers (one left handed, the other right handed) warming up to possibly replace the pitcher on the field. The visiting team has a righthanded batter up next to hit. Usually left handed hitters are more successful against righthanded pitchers than a righthanded hitter is. In this situation, the visiting team's manager could decide to remove the right handed hitter from the game so he can bring in a "pinch hitter" that bats left handed. Once the pitch hitter is announced into the game, the home team's manager would likely bring in the left handed "reliever" into the game negating the perceived "righty/lefty advantage".
Another concept that takes awhile to get is the sacrifice. Sometimes it's obvious and other times it's not as clear. As of 2021 the National League still had pitchers batting in the regular lineup, not allowing for a "designated hitter". Very few pitchers are even decent hitters, since they spend about 95% of their time and effort on pitching. So if a National League pitcher comes to the plate with runners on base, he will almost always try to sacrifice himself to move the runner(s) over one base by attempting a "bunt". A bunt is a way of softly hitting the ball between the pitcher, catcher and either the first baseman or the third baseman (depending whether he blunts the ball to the right side or the left). That allows the runner(s) to successfully move forward a base, while the batter is thrown out at first base. Keep in mind a sacrifice only works with less than two outs, otherwise the pitcher will try to get a hit, though usually the pitcher will either strike out or hit a weak ground ball for the final out.
The not so obvious sacrifice is when a regular hitter is at the plate with a runner at 2nd base and nobody out. The runner at 2nd base will usually have a good "leadoff" 2nd base, so if a ground ball is hit to the 2nd baseman, the runner usually can easily get to 3rd base safely. Occasionally a hitter will intentionally hit the ball and sacrifice himself if it's a close game and getting a single run might win you the game. Usually the hitter is still trying to get a hit but will take moving the runner over as a decent consolation for the team.
The pitchers are highly specialized. Each team has a "rotation" of usually 5 pitchers who take turns starting games. Their goal is to remain in the game for a long as possible. They have to complete 5 innings to get credit for the win if their team wins. The easy of the pitchers are called "relievers" and they'll warm up in the "bullpen" when the manager wants one of them to prepare to enter the game. Pitchers do move between the rotation and the bullpen but it's *extremely* rare for a pitcher to play any other position.
Catchers are the generals on the field. They hold a lot of the responsibility for selecting which pitch the pitcher throws. (That's what the hand signs they make between their legs are.) They also position infielders and can call for pick-off attempts where they try to catch a runner off base.
Other players are a bit more flexible but they generally are either infielders or outfielders. The shortstop and 2nd baseman are called "middle infielders" and can usually play either position.
The centerfielder is usually the best outfielder and has to cover the most area. 🙂
That should have said "REST of the pitchers". None of it is easy. 🙃
Baseball is generally a slow paced affair punctuated by brief moments of excitement and sometimes, amazing levels of suspense. Most of the time you'll miss nothing by talking to your friend instead of paying attention.
Just keep up with the brats and beer and you'll be a fine baseball fan.
No matter who wins.
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I think that is why its tough for non-Americans to get BB, they like that continuous movement you get in soccer or hockey or basketball,BB has a different atmosphere to it. even the announcers are laid back.
As the cheesy Brendan Fraser movie "Blast From the Past" emphasizes, baseball doesn't make sense until you watch it. It's an amazing game that is both simple and complex. The basics are throw the ball, hit the ball, catch the ball, but there is so much more to it. Understanding the different pitches, what pitchers throw what pitches and why they are being thrown at certain times comes with watching over and over if you have never played. Hitters also differ. Some go up to the plate looking to destroy the ball at all times, while others are just trying to get the ball in an outfield gap and run. The other main thing to remember with baseball is that there are 162 games and the best players only get a hit every 3 at bats or so over that 162 marathon. That is why those stats that you referenced are important. AVG. is the batters batting average for the year, so a .296 hitter has gotten a hit in 29.6% of his at bats. HR is homeruns in the season so far. RBI is runs batted in so far this season. OBP is on base percentage so add hits and walks and divide by at bats to get that. These just give you an understanding of how well the player is performing. There are much more complex stats (baseball is a game obsessed with stats) but they take a while to understand.
also just a side note, there are things called force outs, so pretty much if the runner is forced to move to the next base, then the defense just has to touch the base he needs to go to, to get him out. for example, if there is a runner on first and the batter hits a ball on the ground, the team will probably try to get the guy out at second base by touching the base because they don't need to tag him, the runner going to second is forced to go to the base because there is somebody running behind them so they cant just stay at their current base. in contrast, if there is only a runner on second base and the ball is hit on the ground, they cant get the guy out at third base because he isn't forced to go to third because there is no runner behind him that needs to go to that base, I probably made that sound WAY more complicated than it needed to be, but that's an important rule of baseball so you don't wonder "why didn't they just touch the base? wouldn't he be out?"
“Where else would he start from”
So if a hit ball gets caught, a runner must go back and touch the base they started from after the catch before they start running onward. So if the ball is popped up and hangs in the air for a long time, you can’t just stroll onto the next base, because if they catch it, you have a long way to get back.
Please come back and make more videos!!!
Baseball is the most statistically driven game.
Players' effectiveness as batters are measured by the following statistics:
Batting average (avg or BA) measures how many out of a thousand times at bat a batter will get a hit. An average of .300 or 30% is considered good. No one has bated .400 since 1941 (Ted Williams), but a couple have come close. Most players are happy with a .280 -.310 aveage. The median BA in Major League baseball is .248. So even a decent batter gets out about 70-75% of the time.
Home Runs (HR) occur when a batter gets a hit that allows him to circle all the bases without stopping at a base. Usually these are balls hit over the wall but a player can outrun throws to the bases by the fielders and make it home in what are called inside the park home runs.
Runs Batted In (RBI or "ribbies") occur when a player makes contact with the baseball an casues one of his teammates to make it to home plate and score a run. So if player in on 3rd base and the batter gets a single, he doesn't score himself, but he causes another player to score. That's a run batted in. The most RBI a player can get in one time at bat (4) is on a grand slam homerun, which is a home run with the based loaded. If there are three players on base and the batter hits a homerun, all four players socre a run.
On base percentage is how often a player comes up to bat and gets on base either becaseu of a hit, a walk, being hit by a pitch, or for any other reason. In recent years this has become a more important measure of a player's productivity because it measures how frequently that player CAN possibly score. Additionally walks (or base on balls) are not counted as part of the batting average. so tehy gt hiddne statistically without this statistic.
Slugging percentage is a measure of how many bases a player gets per time at bat. A 1.000 sluggin percentage means a player averages one base per time at bat. But that also means he could get out three times and a home run in one time at bat and average one base per time at bat. In recent years, statisticians have started combining a players on base percentage with slugging percentage. So you will often see OBP (on base percentage) or OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage).
Another statistic that is rather new is "WAR" or wins against replacement. This statistic measures how many wins that player is worth against the league average. Players use this statistic to establish their valuer at contract time. In other words if you dind't have player X and only had the average player statistically in the league, you would have won 23 fewer games or 10 more games.
Just a couple of decades ago, batters were only judged by Hits, runs, home runs, RBI, and slugging. The additional statistics have allowed teams to field players that cost the teams less per win.
To understand this recent paradigm shift, watch the movie Moneyball with Brad Pitt.
They were a bit misleading about the number of players. There are indeed 40 men on each team's MLB roster, but currently only 26 are on the active roster and can be used in a game. The players not among the 26 active players are still technically major league players, but they will be playing minor league baseball until they get called up to the active roster. This year the roster will expand to 28 players in September and then back to 26 for those teams that reach postseason play.
In terms of the designated hitter, most likely starting next season (2022) both leagues will have the designated hitter. It started in the American League in the 1970s and enough pitchers over time have gotten hurt hitting or running the bases that the people that run major-league baseball are going to force the National League teams to adopt this.
Plus, it allows teams in the National League to retain popular players that can hit well, but can’t field well due to getting older, or just being slower.
Fun fact: if the batter hits a home run into the stands, and you catch it, you get to keep the ball. (You can maybe even have it signed later by the guys who hit the home run!)
You were looking at some of the stats and somewhat confused. Here's the meaning of some of those acronyms (there are a LOT of statistics in baseball; it really is a thinking man's game) so when you hear them dropped by a baseball announcer or see them on a scoreboard you'll have an idea what they're talking about.
HR: Home run. How many home runs a player has had in the game (obviously).
R: Runs. How many runs that player has scored in the game, whether he did it himself (i.e a home run) or was moved around the bases to home by other players.
RBI: "Runs Batted In" How many total runs a particular player was responsible. For example, if you hit a home run, and there were two other players on bases at the time, you are credited with three runs batted in.
H: Hits. A "hit" is counted when the batter reaches at least first base in their at bat, by hitting the ball. (Doesn't include walks, being hit with the pitch and a few other things.)
AB: "At Bats". Basically, how many times the player has been up to bat. (A few things don't count, such as walks.)
BB: Base on Balls. Another name for a Walk. When the player is pitched four balls during an At Bat.
K: Strikeouts the player has had in the game. (Don't ask me why they gave it the letter K.)
AVG or BA: Batting Average. This is the number of At Bats divided by the number of Hits.
OBP or OBA: On Base Percentage/Average. Similar to Hits; this is a total of all the times the player has reached first base, including walks and a batter being hit by pitch.
ERA: "Earned Run Average." The number of "earned runs" (not caused by an error on another player's part) a pitcher allows per nine innings.
For walks, more often than not, a pitcher will walk the batter on purpose rather than risk him hitting a home run. (Walking on accident is not very common in the pros) If a particularly good batter comes up to plate (especially if the scores are close and the game is almost over) they decide that it would be safer to throw bad throws and let him walk to first base.
Sometimes, the bases are loaded (a player on each base) and letting him walk means the player on 3rd gets to home, scoring a point. but if the batter hits a home run...then that's 4 points scored. So they have to weigh the risk of the other team gaining a point, or gaining 4 points, or possibly the batter will strike out and they will score 0.
RUclips has partnered with the MLB, and they’re broadcasting random games for free here and there. If you play any video games, then I’d recommend starting with MLB The Show to learn all of the intricate rules. Fun way to learn.
If you go the MLB the show route, don’t buy the most recent year. Buy the game that is a year or two older so that you it doesn’t cost as much. Having the most up-to-date rosters or playing it’s version of ultimate team, call diamond dynasty, isn’t going to be relevant for you to justify paying full or close to full price when you can satisfy your curiosity with a title that’s a year or two older, but will still get the job done for you.
Confucius Says: "Baseball Wrong!...Man with 4 Balls can not walk!" lol🤣
One thing I don't think they mentioned regarding foul balls: If a ball flies outside the base line on either side, it's considered foul. That much they explained. If it bounces out before it gets to the first or third base, it's also considered foul. BUT, if it bounces or rolls outside the baseline AFTER going past the bases, it's considered fair. (Also, if it's in the air, it's still considered in fair play. A player (including a catcher) can catch a ball in foul territory for an out, as long as it hasn't hit the ground yet.
If you want to watch a great game, the entire "Field of Dreams" game played last year is on RUclips somewhere, that would be a great reaction video.
In terms of walks versus strikeouts, baseball is currently going through a period where there are many more strikeouts, more than ever in the history of the game.
It might be too much to discuss all the reasons why this is happening, but a quick summary is analytics determining where a hitter is likely to hit the ball & the defense shifting players to those spots to defend the ball when it’s put in play.
This in turn is causing players trying to hit the ball further to get it over the heads of all the defenders, but this leads to more strikeouts because they are missing the pitches when they swing because they are worried about elevating the ball versus just hitting it.
40 Players is a big misunderstanding of the roster rules. There is a maximum limit of 25 players on any Major League roster during the first 5 months of the season. ONLY in the last month (September) can each team expand their rosters up to a max. of 40. Any team making the playoff/post season must then reduce back down to 25 once the post season playoffs have started.
Actually it’s now 26 through August and 28 in September. And that’s not a COVID rule. They were put in place prior to the pandemic. So no more full 40 in September.
The difference between a fair and four ball can be subtitle. A ball hit over 1st or 3rd base is fair even if it lands in foul territory. If a fan reaches out of the stadium and catches or diverts a fair ball. It is ruled a ground rule double (and the fan might get thrown out of the park). There are many others, but, to me, the most difficult rules are the ones that cover a baulk and an infield fly. I won't even try to explain those here.
To clarify some things. On the tag up, the runner CANNOT leave that base until the ball is caught, otherwise he can be forced out at the base he left. Also the runner MUST be tagged out if it isn't a force play. Meaning if the base before the one he started at is empty, he has to be tagged, so base stealers have to be tagged out, those are not force plays. Every play at 1st base is a force play. If a runner is on 1st, 2nd base is a force play, but 3rd isn't. Meaning, once he touches 2nd, he has to be tagged for him to be out. I know this all sounds confusing, but watch a game and you'll better understand it.
There are 1 league 2 divisions, the NL and AL, and both have 15 teams. 29 teams are located in the United States, and one team is in Toronto, Canada
AVG- batting average. A good batting average is .300 or better because that means you are getting a hit 1 out of 3 times you go up to bat.
HR- Home runs
RBI- Runs batted in This is how many runs you help score. ie- if there are 2 runners on the bases and they score off of your hit you just got 2 RBIs. If you hit a solo home run that's 1 RBI
SLG- Slugging percentage, the total number of bases a player records each at-bat.
OBP- On-base percentage. How often you get on base. So this includes hits or if you get on by getting walked.
In baseball, as opposed to softball, The runner Starts off of the Base also called the bag. So that he gets a head start. But If the pitchrr sees that and feels That he can get the runner out the pitcher can throw the ball to the base And the runner needs to be tagged out.1 thing they Did not cover is if a batter is hit by a pitch then He goes to 1st and The bunt. The Bunt is when the Batter turns around square's himself to the pitchrr and just let's the ball Hit the bat Putting it down into the ground and causing the 1st base and 3rd base player to come in and get the ball. The pitcher and the catcher also Can field a bunt. In softball bunts are very effective in moving Runners. I Believe this is also the reason that a batter Will bunt in baseball. I think the Distance between bases in baseball is 90' and I forget what it is in softball but it's a lot shorter which is why in softball you cannot lead off, which means move away from the base. In baseball because the throwing motion is so Not natural to the anatomy Pitch's are counted. Once a pitcher gets up around 75 pictures then they can bring in a relief pitcher. There are starting pitchers, Relief pitchers, and pitchers.who close out the game. All of these other pitchers sit all the way at the end of the Fair/foul line in what is called the bullpen. In baseball The People who oversee the game and the rules are called umpires. The Strike zone is not only Armpits To knees but it also must cross home plate. Any part of the ball touching any part of the plate And in The area of armpits to knees Can be considered a Strike The Armpits to knees and over the home plate is what's called the strike zone. Strike zones are subjective to each umpire.
Pitchers can throw a number of different types of pitchese. These include the fastball, the change up, The knuckleball, The curve, a rise and The Regular fast pitch. In soft ball they can throw all of these plus a rise and a drop. A home run is really cool but the big daddy of them all is a grand slam. That's when bases are loaded and the batter hits a home run. That should keep you busy for a while. There are a lot of baseball videos on The best catches, umpires getting injured, Problems with weather Animals on the field. In baseball they wear metal cleats so if there's lightning within a certain distance than the players come off the field.
You got the basics, well done!
"Baseball Rules of Engagement" by TruScribe has an inventive way to explain baseball which is really complex. Baseball has more rules and unwritten rules than American Football.
Hey man I think it would be cool If you put together a video explaining the rugby rules since you have reacted to a baseball and football but I don't know if you only react to videos I just think some of your American viewers might also want to better understand a sport of your country 😁
I love watching people get started on their baseball journey! This is a great video to watch, to get up to speed on pitching: ruclips.net/video/0DFYJkneoMo/видео.html
Hey! Where did you go? I enjoyed a lot of your American sports reactions. I would like to see more of your opinions on MLB and maybe some NASCAR. Hope you get back to the videos soon.
"Avg" is Batting Average. The number of times at bat divided by the number of times on base. "RBI"= Runs Batted In. If your at-bat results in scoring a run for your team the others on base at the time are "runs batted in" by you.
Pedantic police: the number of times at bat divided by number of times on base is on base percentage OBP. Number of times at bat divided by number of HITS is batting average.
OBP will include walk, hit by pitch and errors, all ways to get on base but none considered a Hit
@@j.frankparnell yeah yeah. 😜
You grasped the basics quite well. The video does a fair job at explaining the basics, though there was one glaring mistake; the teams roster at the major league level is only 26 players not 40 players. The narrator probably has heard the term 40 man roster, which means that 40 players in the organization (consisting of both major league players and players on one the their minor league teams). Each major league team (L.A. Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs,etc.) has 4-5 minor league teams with players being developed and trying to make it to the majors.
Most of the rules are fairly easy to grasp, especially if you go to a game with a baseball fan. There are some rules that are very difficult to explain. One such rule is the balk rule. A balk is term used for a pitcher who makes what is considered an illegal move in an attempt to "pick off" the runner on base. You saw the example of the stolen base, where a runner goes from 1st base to 2nd base during a pitch. Most good baserunners take a "lead off" away from the base before the pitch and try to gauge the pitchers motion. Is the pitcher's body going towards home or is it towards 1st base? The good baserunner takes off immediately after the pitcher is going towards the plate before the ball leaves the pitcher's hand. One of the most common ways of committing a balk is making your body motion going towards home plate but then throwing the ball to 1st base. If the umpire calls a balk, any runner on base is sent to the next base, so if there is a runner at third he scores. There are a few other ways of committing a balk, but it's too tedious to get into all of them, besides balks don't happen very often.
I know in your football, you have relegation. That doesn't exist in any American sports. In Major League Baseball it consists of two separate leagues, National and American. Each league has 3 divisions consisting of 5 teams to a division. The regular season consists of 162 games played. The playoffs begin and the team that wins it's league championship, advances to play the other league's champion in a 7 game "World Series".
Just realized you haven't posted anything in months. Hope you and your loved ones are well, dude!
Something that upset me about the video you watched. They're talking about base stealing and then show a player step on the 2nd base bag in front of the runner who is called out. That was NOT a base being stolen... that was a force out caused by the batter hitting the ball and running toward 1st, causing the runner who was at 1st to be forced to run to 2nd... and thus if the ball beats him there he is out. When stealing a base the runner must be tagged when not touching the base. He isn't forced to run to 2nd, and is safe if he touches 2nd even if the ball is already there...
That's why I really don't think this is a great video to teach newcomers to baseball, but every RUclipsr uses it
what he said at the end is true, there is no better learning tool than just watching a game!
26 players on a team, not 40. This is not a great video honestly, especially because the video clips used do not show what was being explained very clearly. It was very basic. But I'm not sure if there is any better available. In the National League every player plays defense and offense. In the American League, every player, except the pitcher plays offense and defense. The pitcher only pitches (defense) and in his place is a Designated Hitter who bats (offense). People who only know cricket say it is more complicated than baseball but I will tell you they are wrong. In baseball it's all about starting at home and getting around the bases and back to home to score one run and the strategy involved in often deep and involved.
The Narrator's first comment was incorrect. Baseball is not only played in America. It's played in Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Japan, So. Korea, Colombia, Guam, The Philippines, ad a few more countries. Major League Baseball is not the only place baseball is played in the US. Virtually every major University has a baseball team sanctioned by the NCAA (Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Assoc.). The same is true for High School baseball but play is governed by each State's governing body.
One more thing the announcer said that is not quite true. There is no imaginary box that determines if a thrown ball is a Strike or a Ball. The Umpire, behind Home Plate (or Home Base) does not see the box that is only visible on television. The rules of baseball govern that if a ball is thrown and it is at least partially within the sides of the home plate, above the batter's knees and below the batter's chest (typically where a man's nipples would be) the the thrown ball is a Strike. If the thrown ball does not meet all these criteria, it is considered a Ball. However, each Umpire can determine the size of the "Strike Zone" as he sees fit. Batters and Pitchers need to learn the quirks of each umpire if they want to be successful.
There are some other ways to be called out. A runner who "leaves the baseline" will be called out. The baseline is an imaginary line between the bases. Runners are given great leeway when turning while running over a base - example - running from 1st to 2nd to 3rd, the player isn't expected to pivot 90 degrees when they get to 2nd - they can run in a sweeping arc when crossing any bag (base) in this way. But if there is a direct route (such as when stealing 2nd from 1st) the runner is expected to stay relatively close to the line between the bags. A major deviation can see the runner called out.
Avg is a batter's batting average, as in how many times out of 10 he gets a hit
RBIs are how many runs a batter has batted in
HR is how many home runs a batter has scored
OBP is the player's on base percentage, as in how many times they get on base
7:09 No, they all stick to their positions but you can change your specialty; Babe Ruth of an excellent Pitcher before he became an outfielder and 'slugger' for the Yankees. It's something that is rarely done because each position requires a learning curve (playing Short Stop is not the same as playing First Base).
That's why 'utility' players are a great asset to have, someone who can play all over and get the job done. When I play MLB The Show, I try to find a catcher who can also play 1B so I don't need to carry an additional 1B and it leaves a roster spot open for an extra player.
The number of players on a team is kinda tricky to explain. Technically, 40 is correct, but so is 26. Of the 40 players, only 26 are allowed to be at a game, also called 'on the Major League roster'. the remaining 14 are a kind-of reserve. These players play the game in a different league, called minor league baseball. The top minor league team for each major league team, called the AAA team, will have the 14 reserve major league players, plus 11 more players who are all working to become major league players.
The minor league teams each have 25 players, and are divided into AAA (the top level), AA, High A, and Low A. Each of the 30 major league teams also have 4 minor league teams, the manor league teams are mostly filled with younger players, with a mix of players out of either high school or college. As these players go through the year, most will be advanced to the next level (Low A to High A, for example), or let go, and thus out of the game.
Minor league teams play the exact same game with the exact same rules as the major league players, but with a shorter schedule. As you might guess, minor league teams play in smaller towns that the major league teams.
But keep in mind that these kids have, for the most part, been playing amateur baseball since they were 6 years old.
There is a rule that once a player leaves the game he cannot return to the game. Leaving the game occurs when another player who isn't currently in the game takes the place of the player leaving. This can occur when it is a players turn to bat, or during any stoppage of play when the team is on defense. There are RARE instances where a pitcher will be moved to another position so that he may return to pitch later... VERY rare. It usually only happens when there is a fantastic batter that has some advantage over the pitcher, in which case a specialist pitcher may be brought in just to strike out the batter - with the pitcher taking a temporary place of another player on the fiend - who leaves the game and can't return. Then, when the specialist pitcher leaves the game, because the original pitcher has not left the game, he can return to the pitching mound to pitch to the next batter. Do NOT expect to see this happen. It is VERY rare.
Also, watch best baseball brawls. Very entertaining, as well as the unwritten rules of baseball.
American League and national league are what might be known as conferences in other sports
One thing that wasn't well defined in the video was the "force out" - touching the base that a runner is going to *only* works if the batter hit a fair ball and the runner is "forced" to advance because of runners behind them. Assuming that the ball is not caught, the batter is forced to run to first base. If a runner started the play at first base, that runner is forced to advance to second to make room for the batter. If a runner started at second base, they are only forced if there was also a runner on first (otherwise, they can choose to stay at second because there's still room for the batter behind them); likewise, a runner on third is only forced if there are also runners on first and second. A runner who is attempting to advance beyond their forced base (or isn't forced at all) must be tagged out.
"Tagging up" also wasn't defined very well. The rule is that if a fly ball is caught, runners must return to the base they started the play at, but they may attempt to advance after having done so. A runner who fails to return to their starting base before the ball is thrown to that base (similar to a force out) is out. If a ball is hit in such a manner that it will obviously be caught, runners generally wait near their starting bases to tag up. But a runner may be "doubled off" (out for failure to tag up) if, for instance, they're attempting to steal a base and the batter hits a sharp line drive caught by an infielder, or they believe the ball will drop in for a hit (and therefore run to make more progress around the basepaths) and an outfielder makes a spectacular catch. In those circumstances, the runner likely won't be able to get back to their starting base before the fielders can throw it there.
The stats on the screen at 4:38: Toronto and New York are tied at 2 runs each. It's the top half of the 9th inning (meaning the visiting team, Toronto, is at bat; the home team always bats second) with 2 out and nobody on base (runners on base would be shown on the diamond above the pitch counter). The "count" in this plate appearance is 1-0, meaning 1 ball and no strikes. The current batter is Toronto's second baseman (2B; this means he plays on the right side of the infield, near the center of it, on defense). His batting average (ratio of hits - fair balls which allow him to reach base without anyone getting out - to at-bats - roughly speaking, the number of hits + number of times he gets out) for the season to date is .269. He has no home runs so far this season and 14 runs batted in (runs scored as a result of his hits, usually by runners already on the bases). His on-base percentage (ratio of times reaching base safely without anyone getting out - this includes hits, walks, hit-by-pitch, which is why it's higher than batting average - to total plate appearances) is .332, which means he gets on base about 1/3 of the time he comes up to bat. So far in the game today, he has 1 hit in 3 at-bats, that hit being a single (meaning that he got to first base on his own hit; a double means he reached second, triple means he reached third).
5:55: Major League Baseball is split into two leagues, the American League and the National League. The National League does not use the designated hitter rule (meaning that pitchers come up to bat in the normal order), nor do most of the lower leagues. The AL and NL champions play each other in the World Series, which is the MLB championship.
Ninh is wrong about the size of a major league roster. Most of the time there are 26 players on a major league team, not 40. The rosters expand to 40 players late in the season.
Strikeouts happen about two and a half times more often than walks.
A typical score in an MLB game is five runs to three. Occasionally a team won't score any runs in a game. So, yes, it's a low-scoring game, especially compared to cricket, where hundreds of runs are scored in a test match.
The point of the tagging up rule is that when a fly ball is caught, all baserunners must retouch their bases before advancing. A runner who fails to tag up can be put out by the defensive team getting the ball to the base the runner had left early, without even tagging that runner. This means that hitting a fly ball that's caught for an out may have little value, because the runners on base often won't be able to advance. Without the tag-up rule, a fast runner could score from first base on a high fly ball, even if it's caught.
"All they not all American League teams?" There are two leagues in MLB, the National League and the American League. The National League was founded in 1876, and the American League was founded in 1901.
I was a college player. Played all my life. If you have any questions, I’ll answer.thanks.
I’ve watched I don’t know how many World Cup matches the US has been in, plus some women’s soccer matches when I was in college, and I’m still not super clear about when offsides happens in soccer, so don’t feel bad about needing some time to learn the fairly complicated rules of baseball.
There are far more strike-out's than walks in most games. A pitcher having an off-night could give up walks but would probably be changed out before too many walks were given up. Each team gets three outs, not necessarily 9 tries per inning. Three outs could be on three pitches. The maximum number of pitches to get three outs in an inning can be a lot. It depends. There are a few other obscure ways to be called out. In fact, there are many obscure rules that you won't see covered in this video. But it will get you started. A knowledgeable friend at the game with you can be a big help too. Experts aren't needed to understand the game. But a deep-dive into the game (baseball is essentially a talkin' sport) will require much more knowledge. To have a good time at the game, you probably have what you need now. Go to a college game, minor league, or MLB game. All are good fun. Many of the fans in the seats around you will fill you in about the game too. Just ask them a 'dumb' question & they will tell you why something happened. Make sure you watch every pitch made because if a batter connects, there could be a high speed line drive coming right at you. Just stay aware.
If you fail to get a hit 7 out of 10 times you're considered a top tier hitter. Yes, baseball is a difficult game.
So in regards to how many players on the team the person in the video you watch tried to do it quickly without explain the nuance.
Only 26 players of are active at the stadium for a game. The other 14 players are essentially the top replacement players for a team that are either at the top minor-league level, or because of Covid, at the nearby alternate site, to be ready to come in if someone gets injured the previous game, or catches Covid.
The 25 players active for a game are usually split nearly evenly between pitchers & fielders, with factors of health & schedule determining if an extra player is needed as a position player or a pitcher.
At some point you should look into the difference between softball and baseball because many Americans argue which is harder
Baseball is funny, a game can be 12-8, and then the next day, the same two teams will play and the game will be 2-1. You just never know
Baseball isnt easy to understand, lacrosse, basketball and hockey are all soccer-like, if you understand one you can understand the others but baseball and football are very different.If you have ever played rounders back home as a kid then you've played the great grandad of baseball.
also the strike zone is not correct ,that may be for high school or little league but not MLB.depending on how many cable channels you have there may be a baseball game going on right now.
You are right, that strike zone is what it is suppose to be but in the pros it is closer to knees to bottom of the letters on the jersey. Every umpire is different though and some guys have huge strike zones, while others are tiny.
@@gregadkins2483 Batters and pitcher will tell you they don't care if the HP ump is off as long as he is consistently off, but HP umps strike zone will drift throughout the game, growing wider skinner taller shorter. when you consider these umps have been doing this for decades you'd think they would get it right.
The rules of baseball video by SchoolOfSports is way better than this. He got a lot of things wrong and the video sometimes didn’t correspond to the rule he was explaining. Baseball teams have 25 players not 40..
Most rules in baseball are the extrapolation of multiple ideas, all at once. Many people say baseball is stupid, because they are too stupid to understand it
One of my favorite baseball videos is that of unassisted triple plays. That is where one fielder, the Second Baseman or Shortstop, records all 3 outs on one play. ruclips.net/video/AndzLlxYsDg/видео.html
Watch top best catches taken by fielders in cricket
Not bad for just learning my guy.
So Jeff Samardzija makes You Tube videos now?
You got most of the rules down.. If you watch a game it will help you alot.. Recommend watching top winning percentage playing against another top team for more all around game.. Even though my favorite team and home state team is a bottom of the American League central division Detroit Tigers.. here something new for you.. There are 30 teams in MLB.. Each team has 8 minor league teams.. So 30 *9= 270 (8+1=9 added the one for the major and the 8 minor).. If someone gets hurt in the major league or doesn't do well the team will send them down to the minor leagues.. (one of the 8 teams) to bring someone up to the big leagues..
Your on your way to becoming a fan based on when asking the ratio to walks and strike outs! It’s all about the stats.
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Actually, in all levels, all you need are 9 players to play a game. Also, only professional and college baseball play 9 innings. Youth and high school play 6 and 7 innings.
That must be a local thing for you, because I've always seen youth and HS play the full 9 innings. You might be thinking of Softball, which only has 7 innings.
It is my dream that they shorten the game to 7 innings
Welcome to every American's youth. Go to a minor league game first. That's where you will experience the game. Listen to the sound of a ninety-five mile per hour fastball slamming into a catchers mitt.(Mitt is such a great word, just saying). Enjoy a lazy evening. Bring your mitt. You never know when a foul ball may come your way.
I'm not a big baseball guy but any baseball fans @4:40 how the f.... Is that guys batting average about 70points lower than his obp? That does not seem possible...
Batting average is solely calculated by using the amount of at bats someone has, and how many times he gets a base hit.
Based on what I could find this was probably 2013, where Kawasaki had 240 at bats and had 55 hits, this comes out to a batting average of .229
On base percentage however utilizes the amount of hits a player gets, how many times he gets walked, how many times he gets hit by a pitch, and how many times he has a sacrifice fly or bunt to advance another runner.
Using the numbers from 2013, his OBP is calculated to 0.326
A higher OBP is common due to it being determined by more than just how many times you get a hit in your at bats.
hoped this helped!
There are a number of inaccuracies and even a few remarks that are just plain wrong. At the beginning of the video the narrator mentions that there are 40 players on a team, with only 9 players on the field at a time. The 2nd part of the statement is factual, but the first part is rubbish. On every major league team, their roster will consist of 26 players. There is something called a 40 man roster, but that represents players both on the 26 major league team players and 14 others that are playing on minor league teams within their organization.
For example, my team is the Los Angeles Dodgers. They have minor league teams of various levels representing their players level of development, experience, age and talent. There is AAA, AA, High A, Low A, & Rookie. There are also some instructional leagues in the Dominican Republic, which is a huge percentage of talent playing in Major League Baseball (MLB). In this instructional league, kids starting at 16 years old not only are trying to develop their baseball talent, but also taking classes in English, learning about life in the United States culturally, being advised on how to take care of your money, avoiding certain pitfalls (drugs, hanging out with unsavory types, etc.)
Baseball, unlike Basketball or Football, needs this minor league system to hone the skills of their players for the MLB. The L.A. Dodgers have a AAA team at Oklahoma City, AA team in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On these two higher level minor league teams, will consist the 14 players that make up the rest of that 40 man roster. These players are considered either major league ready (players that have had some previous experience in the MLB) or the teams top prospects that are very close to being ready for the major leagues. It is necessary to have this 40 man roster, because over the grueling 162 game season there will be many players getting injured during the season.
Say the Dodgers top starting pitcher has a sore shoulder and needs to rest it, the team would put him on the 21 day injured list. The Dodgers General Manager would then call up from Oklahoma or Tulsa a replacement pitcher from that 40 man roster. That player would stay with the Dodgers on their 26 man major league roster until the other pitcher is deemed ready to return from his injury.
American kids learn the game by age 6
I’ve seen a lot of people react to this video and I think he goes to quick and gets a few things wrong or partially true. Sometimes I wish I could just explain it to you lol
What?? No more bull riding?? Awww
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The greatest batters in the history of the game fail ~70% of the time.
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Well that was quick. He went over things so quick, I'm not sure I got it. And I've played baseball since I was a kid. Lol. Try a different video.