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Record 1 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

A 6-by-4 rectangle on each side of home plate where the batter stand to hit the ball delivered by the pitcher.

OBS

The middle of the long side of the rectangle on both sides are in line with the middle of home plate. For the Little League games, the batter's boxes should be 5 ½ by 3 feet and 4 inches from home plate.

OBS

Plural: batter's boxes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Rectangle d'environ 1,25 m sur 1,85 m, tracé en blanc de chaque côté du marbre et dans lequel le frappeur se place pour frapper la balle.

OBS

«Boîte du frappeur», un calque de l'anglais est utilisé par les commentateurs sportifs pour varier la formule. Dans les textes écrits, il vaut mieux lui préférer «rectangle du frappeur».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
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