Glossary of baseball (S)


S

sabermetrics

sack

sacrifice bunt

sacrifice fly

safety

safety squeeze

salad

salami

Sally League

sandwich round

save

saw off

scoring position

scratch hit

screaming line drive

screwball

seal the win

seamer

season

seasoning

seed

seeing-eye ball

send a runner

senior circuit

sent down

sent to the showers

series

serve

set position

set the table

setup pitcher

seventh-inning stretch

shade

shag

shake off

  • A player, typically a pitcher, who has a bad game or series, may be said to be trying to shake off the experience and regain his usual performance level. Detroit News headline: "Miner Tries to Shake Off Poor Start".
  • A pitcher who disagrees with the catcher's call for the next pitch may shake off the sign by shaking his head "no", thereby telling the catcher to call for a different pitch. If the pitcher shakes off several signs in a row, the catcher may call time out and walk to the mound to talk to the pitcher.

    shell

shift

shine ball

shoestring catch

short hop

short porch

short rest

shorten his swing

shorten the game

shot

the show

show bunt

show me

shutout

shuts the door

side retired

sidearmer

sign

single

sinker

sitting on a pitch

situational hitting

skids

skip

sky

skyscraper

slap hitter

slash line

slice foul

slide

slider

slug

slump

slurve

small ball

smoke

snap throw

snicker

snow cone

snowman

soft hands

soft toss

soft tosser

solo home run

sophomore jinx

southpaw

spank

sparkplug

speed merchant

speedster

spike

spitter

split-finger

splits

spoil a pitch

spot starter

spray hitter

Spring training

squad

square around

square up

squeeze play

squeeze the zone

squibber

staff

stand-up double or triple

An extra-base hit in which the runner reaches base easily without needing to slide, i.e. remains standing up as he touches the bag.

stance

  • When a hitter steps into the batter's box, he typically stands a few inches from home plate with one shoulder facing the pitcher's mound. His particular manner of bending his knees or holding his bat is referred to as the batter's stance or hitting stance.
  • A catcher typically crouches or squats behind home plate, holding his glove up as a target for the pitcher. This is referred to as a catcher's stance.
  • A pitcher's stance or pitching position involves how and where he stands on the mound, how his back foot toes the rubber, his windup, and his delivery.

    stanza

starting pitcher

starting rotation

station

station-to-station

stathead

stats

stayed alive

steady diet

steaks

steal

stealing signs

stepping in the bucket

stick it in his ear

stick it in his pocket

stolen base

stole first

stone fingers

stopper

stranded

streak

stretch

stretch a hit

stretch the lineup

stretch run

strike

strike out

strikeout pitch

strikeout pitcher

strike 'em out/throw 'em out

strike out the side

strike zone

string

struck out looking

struck out swinging

struck out bunting

stuff

submarine

subway series

Sunday Funday

suicide squeeze

summer classic

sweep

sweet spot

swing

switch hitter