Glossary

In ProSpiA, there are occasions where knowing Japanese terms are helpful, especially when randomized tasks arise, such as Daily Missions (デイリーミッション) and Manager Requests (リクエスト).

Keep in mind, Japanese grammar is generally Subject Verb Object (Batter double hit).

出番
Appearance. A 1 inning appearance only counts as one appearance.

試合
A (baseball) game.

回
("kai") Inning, also "Time/Occrence" like "this is the 5th time." In Daily Missions (デイリーミッション), they will say you need to do something X times, which would be "X回"

ボール
Ball

ストライク
Strike

アウト
Out

セーフ
Safe

ファウル
Foul

打つ/て
("Utsu/te) To hit the ball

安打
("Anda") Hit. Literally "safe hit""試合の出番で (In a game appearance)""３安打を打とう (3 hits)"

二塁打
("Ni-rui-da") Double Literally, "Two Base Hit". In Daily Mission (デイリーミッション), you will usually see 以上 which means "At least" or "Or more" which is this case means if you hit a triple or home run, it also counts. "試合の出番で　(In a game appearance)""二塁打以上を４本打とう (Double or more, 4)"

三塁打
Triple. Sometimes the Arabic number will be used in 2塁打 3塁打

打点
RBI. Literally "Hit Point."

犠打/犠飛
("Gida/Gihi")Sacrifice bunt/fly.

犠牲フライ / 送りバント ("gisei fly/okuri bunt") are also used in baseball to mean this.

盗塁
("tōrui") Stolen Base. Literally "Steal base"

三振
Strikeout. Literally "three swings""試合の出番で (In a game appearance)""三振を1回奪おう (Strike out, 1 time, get) [example from Daily Mission]"

ゴロ
("goro") Ground out

先発
("Sempatsu") Starting pitcher

中継
("chukei") Middle relief (literally "relay")

抑え
("osae") Retire (a batter), also the term for closer

Fielding terms
Positions can have both the Japanese name or the English name transliterated. It is usually abbreviated by the first kanji (投 for pitcher)

投手/ピッチャー
Pitcher

捕手/キャッチャー
Catcher

一塁手/ファースト
First baseman

二塁手/セカンド
2nd baseman

三塁手/サード
3rd baseman

遊撃手/ショート
Shortstop

左翼手/レフト
Left fielder

中堅手/センター
Center fielder

右翼手/ライト
Right fielder

指名打者
Designated hitter

Other defense terms:

守備
Defense

併殺
Double play

報酬
("hōshū") Prize. Literally "payment" or "fee" but it is what the player receives.

獲得
("kakutoku") Acquire/Receive.