List of baseball jargon (Y)
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[edit] yacker/yakker
- A curveball with a big break.
[edit] yank
- To pull a fair ball down the foul line. "Damian Miller then yanked a double just inside the third-base bag and down the line, scoring both runners."[1]
[edit] yard
- The baseball field. If a batter hits a home run, the ball may be said to have left the yard.
[edit] yardwork
- A player is said to be "doing yardwork" by hitting many home runs or exhibiting power. Compare to going yard.
[edit] yardjob
- A home run. Compare to going yard.
[edit] yellow hammer
- A sharp-breaking curveball. Supposedly named after the yellowhammer bird and its apparent habit of diving steeply to catch prey.
