--- title: Baseball Jargon Only Baseball Folk Understand [Infographic] description: "Do you know your baseball slang? Check out these baseball infographics, so you're never left \"caught looking.\"" --- [Customer Care](https://info.fungoman.com/customer-care)[ About](https://info.fungoman.com/about) [![LOGO-FungoMan-PSR](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Corporate%20Identity/logos/LOGO-FungoMan-PSR.png?width=200&height=123&name=LOGO-FungoMan-PSR.png "LOGO-FungoMan-PSR")](http://fungoman.com/) - [Baseball](https://info.fungoman.com/fm-250) - [Softball](https://info.fungoman.com/fm-250s) - [Dual Pitching](https://info.fungoman.com/fm-dpm) - [Pricing](https://info.fungoman.com/pricing) - [Contact](http://fungoman.com/contact-us/) # Baseball Jargon Only Baseball Folk Understand \[Infographic\] Posted by [Camille D.C. Sutton](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/author/camille-d-c-sutton) | Nov 18, 2015 12:00:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Baseball_players_slang_pastime.jpg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Baseball_players_slang_pastime.jpg?width=711&height=472&name=Baseball_players_slang_pastime.jpg "Baseball_players_slang_pastime.jpg")     Ever heard something about baseball that you didn't understand? You're not alone.   As a kid growing up around baseball, you'd hear phrases like "he's got soft hands" or "that ball was smoked!" and maybe scratch your head wondering what all this meant? Was it good or bad that his hands where soft? Is a "smoked ball" a fast pitch or a hard hit "zinger"?   While language is always evolving, so does baseball slang among players and fans. So until further notice, here's a little examination on the taken-for-granted baseball terms that baseball enthusiasts know, leaving the rest "caught looking." --- ![Baseball_Pitcher_Lingo_Fungoman.jpg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Baseball_Pitcher_Lingo_Fungoman.jpg?width=711&height=1066&name=Baseball_Pitcher_Lingo_Fungoman.jpg "Baseball_Pitcher_Lingo_Fungoman.jpg") ![Baseball_Catcher_Lingo_FungoMan.jpg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Baseball_Catcher_Lingo_FungoMan.jpg?width=711&height=1066&name=Baseball_Catcher_Lingo_FungoMan.jpg "Baseball_Catcher_Lingo_FungoMan.jpg") ---  We hope you enjoyed reading these phrases as much as we had fun talking about them for this post. As long as baseball's still America's favorite pastime, the language and culture of the game will continue thriving. Now, you might be thinking of a few others we failed to include; so, if you've got more, *feel free to comment below* and we'll include them in the next batch of baseball jargon goodness. If these old-school phrases weren't enough for you, check out the future of [baseball communication in emojis](http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/11/17/157511420/decode-baseball-slang-in-emojis?partnerId=as_mlb_20151117_55366736&adbid=666688595462238208&adbpl=tw&adbpr=241544156) that MLB.com created. 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