The Field

Baseball is played on a diamond-shaped field, with a base at each corner.There are 9 defensive positions on the field. The pitcher stands on the mound to pitch, and the catcher squats behind home plate to catch the ball. The first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and the shortstop cover the infield. The left, centre, and right fielders patrol the outfield.   

The Players

• Batter: Batter at home plate tries to reach base safely by hitting the pitch into play and runing around the bases
• Catcher: Catcher must catch the ball if the batter does not hit it. he also helps manage the pitcher.
• Infielders: There are 4 infielders, the shortstop, first baseman, second baseman and the third baseman.
• Outfielders: There are 3 outfielders, left fielder, right fielder and centre fielder.
• Pitcher: Pitcher throws the ball inot play by pitching it to the batter at home plate.
• Umpires: There are 4 umpires in MLB, one each base and one at the home plate.