Baseball Rules : Rules of Baseball Game

How to play baseball? Hello friends, today we'll learn the rules of baseball. Baseball is a team sport played between two teams of nine players. Baseball is played on a diamond-shaped playing field. Four corners of the diamond are the home plate, first base, second base, and third base. The object of baseball is to score more runs than your opponent by hitting a ball as far as you can before running around four bases to complete a run. The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning wins the game. Rules of Baseball 1. The game lasts for nine innings, with each team alternating between batting and fielding in each inning. 2. If the game is a tie after nine innings, then an extra inning will be played until a winner is found. 3. If the team batting second in the bottom of the ninth inning is already ahead in points, they do not need to complete their batting innings. 4. Once a batting order is picked, then it cannot be changed throughout the game. 5. If the batter manages to hit the ball from the pitcher, they must make an effort to run to first base. 6. Each base must be touched by some part of the batter's body when running past it. 7. The batter can run to as many bases as he wishes before being tagged out. 8. A batter is out if he or she fails to hit the ball three times after three good pitches. 9. The batter can leave the ball if it's within a strike zone. 10. If four balls miss the strike zone, and the batter does not swing their bat, they can walk to first base. 11. A pinch hitter only comes into the game when the batter whose turn he's taking is due to bat. 12. Substitutes are permitted. However, they must bat in the order of the previous player whom they've replaced. 13. To score, a batter must hit the ball with the bat and make it around all four bases before the fielding team is able to collect the ball and throw it to the base the batter is running to. 14. A maximum of four points can be scored on one hit. 15. A single hit is worth one point. 16. Home run equals four points. 17. Teams can score multiple points from one hit if more than one player is already on one of the bases. Player's dismissal Players in baseball can be dismissed or out in four ways. Strikeout When a batter misses the ball three times. Force out When a player fails to make the base before the defensive player. Fly out When the ball is hit in the air and caught without it bouncing. Tag outs When a defensive player touches the runner with the ball or with the hand or glove holding the ball while the ball is live and while the runner is not touching a base. Baseball player positions Pitcher The pitcher is the player who stands in the middle of the field and throws the ball to the batter. Catcher The catcher will be squatting just behind the batter at home plate to catch the ball if the batter doesn't hit it. Baseman The three players in the diamond protecting 1st, 2nd, and 3rd base are referred to as baseman. Shortstop This is a roving position that helps back up the baseman and helps catch balls in the diamond. Outfielders An outfielder is a player playing in one of these three defensive positions, the right fielder, the center fielder, and the left fielder. They are responsible for catching balls and chasing down ground balls that make it past the diamond. Batter or hitter A player whose turn it is to go to bat facing the pitcher. Pinch hitter A pinch hitter is a batter used as a substitute for another batter. Pinch runner A pinch runner is a player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base. We hope you've learned baseball rules and now you know how to play baseball properly. Have fun! If you like the video, hit the like button and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel.