Baseball Basics: On the Field

Batter - Each player of the offensive team shall bat in the order that his name appears in his team's batting order. The batter's legal position shall be with both feet within the batter's box. A batter has legally completed his time at bat when he is put out or becomes a runner.

Pitcher - A pitcher is the fielder designated to deliver the pitch to the batter. The pitcher shall stand facing the batter, his entire pivot foot on, or in front of and touching and not off the end of the pitcher's plate, and the other foot free.

Catcher - The catcher is the fielder who takes his position back of the home base.

First baseman - A defensive fielder who plays on or near the first-base bag.

Baserunner - If a batter gets on base, his primary responsibility is to advance to scoring position and score a run for his team.

Second baseman - The fielder who plays the infield near the seconid-base bag.

Shortstop - Defensive infielder between second and third base.

Third baseman - Infield defensive fielder who covers the third-base area.

Left field(er) - Defensive outfielder covering area in left field. An outfielder is a fielder who occupies a position in the outfield, which is the area of the playing field most distant from home base.

Center field(er) - Center field is the leader of the outfield and is usually the fatest of the three outfielders. His territory overlaps the other fielders, and they usually defer to his authority.

Right fIeld(er) - Defensive outfielder who occupies a position in right field.