Softball pitcher about to deliver the ball underarm.
In sports, the term diamond sports refers to recreational (often scaled down) variants of baseball, a bat-and-ball sport.[1] The most popular and closely related sport to baseball is softball,[2] with the two sports being administered internationally by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, alongside Baseball5 (invented in 2017).[3][4]
Many variations of baseball change the game significantly. For example, many variations are played informally, with less equipment/space requirements and a softer ball, and certain variations do not feature a pitcher, and/or have the batters hit the ball using their hands or feet,[5][6] with failure to legally hit the ball on the first opportunity resulting in an automatic out.[7] There may be a lack of baserunning, with base hits awarded according to the distance or number of bounces the batted ball takes before being fielded, and imaginary "ghost runners" advancing around the bases in lieu of actual runners.[8][9]
There are also some bat-and-ball sports which are distinct from baseball, such as rounders, that strongly resemble it.[10]
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Official Baseball Rules (OBR) published by Major League Baseball (MLB), though various minor variations exist from league to league; the World Baseball Softball...
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