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==Description==

==Description==

[[File:Baseball-Field-Template.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Diagram of a baseball field]]

[[File:Baseball-Field-Template.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Diagram of a baseball field]]

Baseball is played on a field which is roughly diamond-shaped, with the wide end serving as the outfield.  The infield consists of a square, each side of the square 90 feet long.  The narrow end of the square is the point furthest from the outfield fence at center field, which can be anywhere from 250 to 400 feet away; this point on the square serves as home plate.  The remaining corners serves as first, second, and third bases, running counterclockwise from home plate.  Within the center of the square - 60 feet, 6 inches away - is the pitcher's mound.

Baseball is played on a field which is roughly diamond-shaped, with the wide end serving as the outfield.  The infield consists of a square, each side of the square 90 feet long.  The narrow end of the square is the point furthest from the outfield fence at center field, which can be anywhere from 295 to 450 feet away; this point on the square serves as home plate.  The remaining corners serves as first, second, and third bases, running counterclockwise from home plate.  Within the center of the square - 60 feet, 6 inches away - is the pitcher's mound.

Baseball is one of the very few sports in which the defense controls the ball.  All nine defensive players are on the field during play: three in the outfield (left, center, and right fields); four in the infield (first, second, and third basemen, and shortstop); the catcher behind home plate, and the pitcher on the mound.  The single offensive player takes his place within a batter's box on either side of home plate, and with a bat attempts to hit the ball thrown to him by the pitcher into "fair" territory such that it is not caught in the air and gives the batter time to run to a base.  The offense strives to advance these baserunners until they circle the three [[infield]] bases in order and get back to home plate, resulting in the scoring of a run.  The only offensive players on the field at any other time besides the batter are those who successfully made it onto one of the three bases.   

Baseball is one of the very few sports in which the defense controls the ball.  All nine defensive players are on the field during play: three in the outfield (left, center, and right fields); four in the infield (first, second, and third basemen, and shortstop); the catcher behind home plate, and the pitcher on the mound.  The single offensive player takes his place within a batter's box on either side of home plate, and with a bat attempts to hit the ball thrown to him by the pitcher into "fair" territory such that it is not caught in the air and gives the batter time to run to a base.  The offense strives to advance these baserunners until they circle the three [[infield]] bases in order and get back to home plate, resulting in the scoring of a run.  The only offensive players on the field at any other time besides the batter are those who successfully made it onto one of the three bases.