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Spanish Baseball Word List
Major League Baseball

Spanish Baseball Word List

Published Feb. 11, 2010 2:51 p.m. ET

Some baseball expressions in English and Spanish:

Double steal: The violin's play - la jugada del violin (Nicaragua)

Closing pitcher: zipper pitcher - pitcher zipper (Mexico)

To strike out a batter: to chocolatize the batter - chocolatear al bateador (Mexico)

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To strike out a batter: to serve up a bowl of pigeon soup - servir un plato de sopa de pichon (Mexico)

Easy out, weak hitter: an out disguised as a player - un out vestido de pelotero (Cuba)

Can of corn, easy play or inning: french fries, peanuts, fried bananas - papita, mani, toston (Venezuela)

A pitcher who is hit hard: getting hit more than a pinata - recibe mas palo que una pinata (Nicaragua.)

An unearned run: a run stained by sin - una carrera manchada por el pecado (Mexico)

San Diego Padres: priests without cassock - sacerdotes sin sotana (Dominican Republic)

Outfielder: jardinero

Outfielder: patrullero

Outfielder: cazador

Outfielder: guardabosque

Outfielder: guardavalla

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