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PITCHf/x, the Glossary

PITCHf/x is a system created and maintained by Sportvision that tracks the speeds and trajectories of pitched baseballs.^[1]

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Baseball (ball)

A baseball is the ball used in the sport of baseball.

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Baseball field

A baseball field, also called a ball field or baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played.

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Curveball

In baseball and softball, the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive as it approaches the plate.

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Fastball

The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball.

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GameDay (software)

GameDay is a software program that allows sports fans to track games with live stats.

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Magnus effect

The Magnus effect is an observable phenomenon commonly associated with a spinning object moving through a fluid.

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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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MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLBAM) is a limited partnership of the club owners of Major League Baseball (MLB) based in New York City and is the Internet and interactive branch of the league.

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MLB.com

MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball and is overseen by Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. (a subsidiary of MLB).

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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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Sabermetrics

Sabermetrics (originally SABRmetrics) is the original or blanket term for sports analytics, the empirical analysis of baseball, especially the development of advanced metrics based on baseball statistics that measure in-game activity.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States.

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Slider (pitch)

In baseball, a slider is a type of breaking ball, a pitch that moves or "breaks" as it approaches the batter.

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Sportvision

Sportvision was a private company, launched in January 1998, that provided various television viewing enhancements to a number of different professional sporting events.

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Statcast

Statcast is a high-speed, high-accuracy, automated tool developed to analyze player movements and athletic abilities in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Strike zone

In baseball, the strike zone is the volume of space through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike even if the batter does not swing.

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TrackMan

The TrackMan is a radar system that uses Doppler technology to track and record 3D characteristics of a sports ball in motion.

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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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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.

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