In baseball, any pitch at which the batter does not swing, and which, in the opinion of the umpire, is not in the strike zone is called a ball. A batter who receives four balls in an at bat is entitled to a base on balls.
... Strait, which often freezes in winter in its narrower part, and from Yezo (Japan) by the Strait of La Pérouse. Sakhalin is the largest island of the Russ ...