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José Oquendo, the Glossary

José Manuel Oquendo Contreras (born July 4, 1963), nicknamed "the Secret Weapon", is a Puerto Rican former infielder and current coach in Major League Baseball (MLB).^[1]

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All-star

An all-star team is a group of people all having a high level of performance in their field.

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At bat

In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Argenis Antonio Salazar Yepez (born November 4, 1961) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1983–84), Kansas City Royals (1986–87) and Chicago Cubs (1988). José Oquendo and Ángel Salazar (baseball) are Tidewater Tides players.

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Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Batting average (baseball)

In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.

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Brendan Ryan (baseball)

Brendan Wood Ryan (born March 26, 1982) is an American former professional baseball infielder.

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Carney Lansford

Carney Ray Lansford (born February 7, 1957) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. José Oquendo and Carney Lansford are st. Louis Cardinals coaches.

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Carson Kelly

Carson Franklin Kelly (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Catcher

Catcher is a position in baseball and softball.

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Caught stealing

In baseball, a runner is charged, and the fielders involved are credited, with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or lead off from one base to another without the ball being batted and then is tagged out by a fielder while making the attempt.

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Cheap Seats (TV series)

Cheap Seats without Ron Parker, or Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker commonly shortened to Cheap Seats, is a television program broadcast on ESPN Classic and hosted by brothers Randy and Jason Sklar.

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Chris Maloney

James Christopher Maloney (born September 6, 1961) is the manager for the Mississippi Braves of Minor League Baseball. José Oquendo and Chris Maloney are Lynchburg Mets players and st. Louis Cardinals coaches.

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Coach (baseball)

In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team.

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Defense (sports)

In many team sports, defense (American spelling) or defence (Commonwealth spelling) is the action of preventing an opponent from scoring.

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Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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Error (baseball)

In baseball and softball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows a plate appearance to continue after the batter should have been put out.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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Fielding percentage

In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball.

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First baseman

A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player or manager who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team.

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Gold Glove Award

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to as simply the Gold Glove or Golden Glove, is the award given annually to the Major League Baseball (MLB) players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the National League (NL) and the American League (AL).

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Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches or passes first base after hitting the ball into fair territory with neither the benefit of an error nor a fielder's choice.

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Hit by pitch

In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP) is an event in which a batter or his clothing or equipment (other than his bat) is struck directly by a pitch from the pitcher; the batter is called a hit batsman (HB).

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.

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Infielder

An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field, between first base and third base.

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James McDonald (baseball)

James Zell McDonald (born October 19, 1984) is an American former right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Joe Pettini

Joseph Paul Pettini (born January 26, 1955) is an American former Major League Baseball player and the former bench coach for the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros. José Oquendo and Joe Pettini are Louisville Redbirds players, Major League Baseball bench coaches, Major League Baseball infielders and st. Louis Cardinals coaches.

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Jon Jay

Jonathan Henry Jay (born March 15, 1985) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the first base coach for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Jupiter, Florida

Jupiter is the northernmost town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

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Ken Griffey Sr.

George Kenneth Griffey Sr. (born April 10, 1950) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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Lance Barrett

Lance Cole Barrett (born October 3, 1984) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Larry Vanover

Larry Wayne Vanover (born August 22, 1955) is an American professional baseball umpire.

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List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico currently has the fourth-most active players in Major League Baseball (MLB) among Latin American jurisdictions, behind the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Cuba. José Oquendo and List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico are Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico.

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List of Puerto Ricans

This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican descent.

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List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches

The St. Louis Cardinals, based in St. Louis, Missouri, are a professional baseball franchise that compete in the National League of Major League Baseball (MLB). José Oquendo and List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches are st. Louis Cardinals coaches.

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Louisville Bats

The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

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Luis Alicea

Luis René Alicea de Jesús (born July 29, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball second baseman and coach. José Oquendo and Luis Alicea are Arkansas Travelers players, Louisville Redbirds players and Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball postseason

The Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason is the annual playoff tournament held to determine the champion of MLB in the United States and Canada.

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Manager (baseball)

In baseball, the field manager (commonly referred to as the manager) is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction.

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Matt Carpenter (baseball)

Matthew Martin Lee Carpenter (born November 26, 1985) is an American professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Memphis Redbirds

The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

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Mike Girsch

Michael Girsch is an American baseball executive.

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Mike Matheny

Michael Scott Matheny (born September 22, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player and former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.

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National League (baseball)

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league.

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New Jersey Cardinals

The New Jersey Cardinals were a Short-Season A minor league baseball team affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals.

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New York Mets

The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.

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New York–Penn League

The New York–Penn League (NYPL) was a Minor League Baseball league that operated in the northeastern United States from 1939 to 2020.

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Norfolk Tides

The Norfolk Tides are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles.

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On-base percentage

In baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP) measures how frequently a batter reaches base.

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On-base plus slugging

On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

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Outfield

The outfield, in cricket, baseball and softball is the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield.

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Outfielder

An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.

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Ozzie Smith

Osborne Earl Smith (born December 26, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Philadelphia Phillies

The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia.

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Pinch hitter

In baseball, a pinch hitter (PH) is a substitute batter.

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Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.

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Plate appearance

In baseball, a player is credited with a plate appearance (denoted by PA) each time he completes a turn batting.

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Plácido Polanco

Plácido Enrique Polanco (born October 10, 1975) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball player. José Oquendo and Plácido Polanco are Arkansas Travelers players.

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Puerto Ricans

Puerto Ricans (Puertorriqueños), most commonly known as '''Boricuas''', but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, or Puertorros, are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through ancestry, culture, or history.

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Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

Río Piedras is a populous district of San Juan, and former town and municipality of Puerto Rico, which was merged with the municipality of San Juan in 1951.

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Rudy Seánez

Rudy Caballero Seánez (born October 20, 1968), is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher, who played in all or parts of 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, over a 20-year span (–).

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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Russ Springer

Russell Paul Springer (born November 7, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

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Ryan Howard

Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979), nicknamed "the Big Piece", is an American former professional baseball first baseman.

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Ryne Sandberg

Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18, 1959), nicknamed "Ryno", is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager.

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San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego.

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San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco.

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Seattle Mariners

The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle.

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Second baseman

In baseball and softball, second baseman, abbreviated 2B, is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base.

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Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.

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Sklar Brothers

Farrell Randal "Randy" Sklar and Jason Nathan Sklar (born January 12, 1972), professionally known as the Sklar Brothers, are American identical twin brother comedians and actors best known for hosting the show Cheap Seats, which aired for four seasons on ESPN Classic.

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Spring training

Spring training is the preseason in Major League Baseball (MLB), a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular season.

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St. Louis Cardinals

The St.

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St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum

The St.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St.

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Stolen base

In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base unaided by other actions and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.

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Switch hitter

In baseball, a switch hitter is a player who bats both right-handed and left-handed, usually right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed against right-handed pitchers, although there are some exceptions.

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Third baseman

A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run.

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Tony La Russa

Anthony La Russa Jr. (born October 4, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager.

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Triple (baseball)

In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base after hitting the ball, with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) nor another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Umpire (baseball)

In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions.

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Utility player

In sports, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently.

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Whitey Herzog

Dorrel Norman Elvert "Whitey" Herzog (November 9, 1931 – April 15, 2024) was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager, most notable for his Major League Baseball (MLB) managerial career. José Oquendo and Whitey Herzog are Major League Baseball third base coaches.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Oquendo

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