Baseball 101
Rules, stats, terminology, pitching, coaching, and everything else the game throws at you — explained clearly for players, coaches, and parents.
Rules & terminology — the essentials
The questions parents and new fans ask most — answered clearly without assuming you grew up watching the game.
- Passed Ball vs Wild Pitch →
- What Does PO Mean in Baseball? →
- What is Tagging Up? →
- Most Important Positions in Baseball →
- What is a Utility Player? →
- How Many Players on a Baseball Team? →
- How Many Acres for a Baseball Field? →
- How Many Games in an MLB Season? →
- What is a Pennant in Baseball? →
- Can Baseball Be Played in the Rain? →
- Little League All Stars — How It Works →
- Should MLB Adopt Savannah Bananas Rules? →
Stats & analytics — know the numbers
From the classics like ERA and WHIP to the modern metrics scouts actually use.
Pitching — mechanics, arm care, and pitch types
The most important and most misunderstood part of youth baseball. Protect arms, build habits, understand the craft.
Hitting & fielding — the skills that win games
Mechanics, technique, and the things coaches actually teach — explained for players and parents who want to understand the game at a deeper level.
Coaching — run better practices, build better players
For the parent who just got handed a clipboard and a bag of balls — and the experienced coach who wants to keep getting better.
Culture & fun — the stuff that makes baseball baseball
Walk-up songs, mullets, rosin bags, pine tar — the traditions and quirks that make this game unlike any other.
Trivia & deep cuts — questions you didn't know you had
The stuff that comes up in the car on the way home from a game.
Ready to find the right gear too?
Baseball Mode covers bats, gloves, cleats, radar guns, and everything else a player needs — all reviewed by a real baseball parent with a kid in travel ball.