Batting The batter has the most chances of making outs. The batter is out if his ball is caught by a fielder in a fair territory before it touches the ground (called a line out or a fly out). The same is true if the batter is tagged before reaching base safely. Other batter outs The other way a batter makes an out is when the fielder touches first base while holding the ball before the batter can touch base. Trunk Rotations With your feet apart and your hand reaching out to your sides, turn your upper body to the right and then to the left. Do this again three to six times. Sprints Short sprints, which are done like players do in an actual game, help improve blood circulation in the muscles and increase body temperature. ) He cannot pass a fellow runner in front of him. Tagging out A fielder must touch a runner to tag him out, either with the ball or his glove when the ball is in. He cannot tag the runner with his glove but has the ball in his other hand. Sportsmanship Umpires make the decisions and can disqualify anybody for good reason. Learn Baseball And Its Sign Language In many occasions, baseball had been equated to the American spirit. Somebody said that whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball . Here is an addendum: whoever wants to learn baseball must also learn its sign language . For such an open and physical sport as baseball, baseball players still plays around with some signs and signals stuff they love to perpetrate. When springtime comes, fathers and their children troop to the baseball field or their own backyard to play the game. It is one of the physically challenging activities they look forward to. Teaching the basics of baseball to your kids is a very worthwhile activity. It may take a lot of patience on your part, but you will find the experience a rewarding one later on. The pitching team should also assign one of its members to serve as the catcher, who would crouch behind the batter so that any pitched ball that is missed by the batter could be easily caught. The field There are four bases scattered in a square-shaped playing field, which is called the diamond. At the center of the field is where the pitchers mound.