Baseball

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Across
  1. 2. The batter stands in it. It is 60 feet 6 inches from the pitcher
  2. 3. The player who gives signals to the pitcher to tell them what type of pitch to throw
  3. 6. The home of the first Canadian Major League Baseball team
  4. 7. A method of touching the base by being on the ground
  5. 10. What baseball use to be called in England
  6. 11. If the ball is not pitched in the strike zone and the batter does not swing, it is called this
  7. 12. Nickname for a baseball field
  8. 14. Most consider him to be the most important defensive player
  9. 17. The number of bases
  10. 19. A cross between a fast ball and a curve ball
  11. 20. Wrote the rules of baseball in 1845
  12. 22. They are the players who are responsible for catching long fly balls
Down
  1. 1. This president said baseball was the greatest of all team sports
  2. 4. baseball was "born" here
  3. 5. They are the players who try to prevent the ball from going into the outfield
  4. 7. A hit that gets the batter to first base safely
  5. 8. A hit that gets the batter to second base safely
  6. 9. Another word for a minor league team
  7. 13. weight in ounces of a baseball
  8. 15. This player takes a position in the batter's box
  9. 16. The first pro baseball team was the Cincinnati Red ______
  10. 18. The distance in feet between the bases
  11. 21. When a batter swings at a pitch and misses it