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role in baseball
- In baseball: The scorecard
…scorecard filled out by an official scorer, an employee of Major League Baseball who sits in the press box during a game and keeps track of the game’s activities. The official scorer rules on each play, deciding, for example, whether a pitch that gets away from the catcher is a…
Read More - In baseball: Getting on base
…error is made by the official scorer. The final way in which a player may strike the ball in fair territory and reach base is by fielder’s choice. This occurs when a fielder chooses to make a play on another base runner, allowing the batter to reach base safely.
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