List of baseball jargon (J)

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Contents 1 jack 2 jam 3 Junior Circuit 4 junk 5 junkball pitcher 6 RETURN TO MASTER LIST OF BASEBALL JARGON 7 REFERENCES

[edit] jack

A home run or to hit a home run. "Hitting a jack" or "Jacking one out of here."

[edit] jam

• To pitch far enough inside that the batter is unable to extend while swinging. "The pitcher jammed the batter". The batter was "handcuffed" or "shackled" by the pitch.
• When runners are in scoring position with less than two outs and good hitters coming up. "The pitcher is in a jam."
• "Bases are jammed" means "bases are full." There are runners on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd bases.

[edit] Junior Circuit

The American League, so-called because it is the younger of the two major leagues.

[edit] junk

• breaking balls and knuckleballs, pitches that are difficult to hit due to movement rather than velocity.

[edit] junkball pitcher

A pitcher who throws predominantly junk, usually due to a weak (or slow) fastball. A junkballer or a junk artist: "Like all junk artists, Trujillo will have to prove himself at the higher levels before getting a minor shot at a major league job."^[1]

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[edit] REFERENCES

1. ^ John Sickels Baseball Newsletter (June 15, 2001) at http://www.mastersball.com/sickels/services.htm