Baseball (written in English) or Baseball is an unpopular sport outside the United States (although very large in the country of its developers), although there are some sites where its popularity is growing rapidly, as in the Far East in countries like Japan and some other countries. Central American countries.

The baseball field is square in shape, and its position makes it look like a diamond (hence the name of a diamond).

This field is divided into two main parts: infield and outfield.

The ground infield on the ground and square (diamond), has four bases, which must be reached by attacking players and each has a player to defend them.

The outer field in turn has ground grass, becomes part of it after the infield to the wall and is protected by more players 3, who always pay attention to the long and high launch (flyballs).

Just like the rules of softball games and also other sports games, baseball has rules that must be known and obeyed by every player.

1. Field and Team Defense Player Position

The basic thing about the baseball game rules to know is that the baseball field is ¼ circle. There are 9 players for each offense team and a defense team. The defensive team in general is the home team and this was done at the start of the game as the beginning of the game.

• The nine defensive or defensive players must occupy the position set by their team, ie 4 players (first, second and third baseman, following shortsop) are in the infield area or front / front defense area, 3 other players (left-fielder, center-fielder, and right-fielder) should be in the outfield or back defense area, as well as the remaining 2 players as the pitcher must be in the middle of the infield and should be standing just above the Pitcher's Mount and while the catcher player can sit squatting just behind the homeplate and required to create a distance between 18.5-19 meters face to face with the pitcher.

• For the offense team aka the opposing team, the positions on the field should be either outside or on the sides of the pitch and in their respective places (dugout).

• Later, the offense team or the batter can go one-on-one alternately in sequence to hit in the start of the game while placing itself inside the batter's box on the side of the homeplate. Then that's where players can try to hit the ball as well as possible that leads to the game area so that the defense team can not catch the ball offset team player results.

• HIT is a term used to describe a condition in which Base is produced from a ball blow not caused by an error or error from the defensive team. So it goes on and applies also to the next hitter.

2. Strikes

For strikes rules on baseball games, there are 3 occasions that will be given to each hitter to be able to hit the ball thrown by the pitcher. If in 3 occasions a pitcher can successfully throw a ball and enter into a strike zone without a batter able to hit it, the batter will be declared directly OUT.

OUT means the hitter who has not managed to hit the ball in 3 times the odds are required out of the field and must return to the dugout. So to avoid so as not to OUT, of course the hitter or hitter needs to successfully hit the ball well.

3. Baserunning

Each time the hitter or hitter has hit the ball in the direction of the game area and then goes on to become a baserunner or runner. The batter who hit the ball must try to run fast and as fast as to the base where it should be as much and as far as the batsman can afford during the defensive player in the process of capturing and controlling the ball being hit by the bat and throwing back to the other defender in an attempt to make runner OUT.

When the runner has reached the first base before the defense player is able to throw the ball towards the first baseman infielder, the runner automatically can stand right on the first base while then waiting for the next hitter to hit the ball.

Each rule base may only be occupied by one runner and at the time of a live ball or play ball during a match, the baserunner is perfectly legitimate to leave the base at any time and not rely on pitching to base stealing and run towards the next base.

4. Balls

The next rule is about balls and because the strikes ball is often too easy for a successful hitter, the pitcher will sometimes throw the ball outside the strike zone in order to trick the batter that eventually the automatic hitter will do the blow swing.

Only the trick is not recommended for excessive use because if the pitcher has up to 4 times in a throw with the model and not be effective in deceiving the bat, automatically after 4 balls, the hitter will be allowed directly towards the first base. This rule means the batter does not have to hit the ball first to get to the base because it has been directly allowed where this is an advantage for the bat.

That is the reason why plate umpire plays a major role as count counters between strikes and balls on each pitch. And it's also important to know when the 'fight' between the pitcher and the hitter is over.

• When hitter OUT for not be able to hit the ball strikes on 3 occasions.

• When the hitters get to the first base freely because the pitcher 4 times does the balls.

• When the hitter has managed to hit the ball in the direction of the game area and continued to runner.

• When a hitter is hit by a pitcher accidentally or accidentally where the hitter is allowed to go to the first base after that.

5. Force Out

If the successful defense team controls the hitter ball and immediately throws the first baseman to the base, automatic offense team players can be declared for OUT, especially if it happens before the runner reaches the first base.

Hitter must run after hitting the ball in the direction of the game area and if it gets to lose quickly with the ball then the first baseman catch first, the right term to describe this condition is force out. The Umpire field is the one that will decide whether the first runner or the ball reaches the base first so that it is proven and not faulted.

6. Safe

Safe is gained by a successful hitter / runner who grabs the base before the base infielder catches the ball. That means he can stay as he stands on the base he has accomplished. Then continue on to the next batter and try to help the baserunner in front to succeed in reaching the next base. Umpire Field was the one who served as a safe sign with both hands opened and widened.

7. Steal

At its own risk, a baserunner can also at any moment leave the base he has occupied and attempt to go to the next base without having to wait for the result of his team beat before being defeated by a defense player. This is called the base stealing because the runner will attempt to get to the next base in secret so the defense team does not know.

8. Tag Out

This is an opportunity for the defense team to turn off the opposing team players by making it OUT by using the ball and then turning off the baserunner when the baserunner is not standing in the basement. But when the baserunner leaves the base so the distance to the next base is shorter, the Defense team can only make it die with the Tag alias the ball is touched to the runner.

9. Double Play

Double Play is a game rule term for defense teams that turn off 2 opposing players (from offense teams) simultaneously and there is even a Triple Play term where 3 direct players are turned off. A baserunner who previously was in the first base must reach the second base when his teammate hitter has managed to hit the ball in turn, though indeed the chance for baserunner is small enough.

In this case, the defense team can try to control the ball first and throw the ball into second base. This is to turn off the existing runner there without tagging out and then afterwards continue as lightning throws the ball into the first base to turn off the hitter just hit and headed to the first base with no tag out.

10. Strike Zone

Strike is not just a term used in bowling. A strike throw will only be counted for the pitcher's advantage when the ball throw is right inside the strike zone and is not hit hard, the ball is thrown outside the strike or ball zone and is not beaten even if the bat is already swinging, and when the ball is hit by the bat, of the game area. The problem of whether the pitcher tossed out or entered in the strike zone will be determined by the Umpire Plate that is in charge of deciding.

So little information about the rules of the game baseball that would be understood by the players. There is little in common with softball but to distinguish it, you can find the difference baseball and softball to be more clear.