Nafasi na majukumu ya ulinzi
Nafasi za baseball: pitcher, catcher, infield na outfield
Mwongozo wa nafasi tisa za ulinzi, majukumu ya maeneo ya uwanja na jinsi namba 1–9 za scorekeeping zinavyolingana na nafasi hizo.
Nafasi tisa za ulinzi
Wakati mpinzani anapiga, ulinzi wa kawaida huwa na mchezaji mmoja katika kila nafasi tisa: pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, left fielder, center fielder na right fielder. Majina yanaonyesha maeneo na kazi za kawaida, ingawa wachezaji wanaweza kusogea kulingana na hali.
Pitcher, catcher na infield
Pitcher hutupa kutoka mound na pia hulinda mipira iliyo karibu. Catcher hupokea mipira nyuma ya home plate, kuzuia mipira na kusaidia kudhibiti runners. Infielder wanne hulinda bases na ground balls; first baseman hupokea throws nyingi kwa force outs, huku second baseman na shortstop wakihusika katika double plays nyingi.
Outfielder watatu
Left, center na right fielder hulinda sehemu ya mbali ya uwanja, kukamata fly balls na kurudisha mpira infield. Center fielder kwa kawaida huhitaji eneo kubwa zaidi na mara nyingi hupewa kipaumbele kwa mpira kati ya outfielders; wachezaji wa pembeni pia huhitaji throws sahihi kuzuia extra bases.
Kwa nini nafasi zina namba 1 hadi 9
Scorekeeping hutumia mfumo wa kudumu: pitcher 1, catcher 2, first base 3, second base 4, third base 5, shortstop 6, left field 7, center field 8, right field 9. Hizi ni namba za nafasi, si batting order wala namba za jezi. Groundout 6-3 ina maana shortstop alicheza mpira na kutupa first base kwa out.