We have had a request to explain some popular baseball sayings that you might hear on the filed or on TV. Here you go:
“That was a bullet”
-A hard hit ball, usually a line drive.
“Can of corn”
-A fly ball that is high and right to a fielder.
“Bleeder”
-A short pop up that drops in front of the outfielder and behind the infielder.
“Thumber”
-A pitcher that does not throw hard.
“Swing Man”
-A pitcher that has the ability to do well as a starter and reliever.
“The 26th man”
-In the MLB, teams are only allowed 25 players on their active roster. There is always a guys who is good enough and deserves to be on the team, but there in no room. Thus, he is the 26th man.
“Coming in hot”
-You might hear this in a couple different situations. Maybe when a pitcher is throwing hard and maybe when a hitter makes good contact right at someone, a hard hit ball.
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