Baseball in different languages
Despite the fact that baseball is played all over the world, most terms are said and written in English in most languages. There are some exceptions. Especially Spain, France and the Netherlands are using their own terms which are merely translations.
Here is an overview of baseball terms in English, Spanish, French and Dutch.
| English | Spanish | French | Dutch |
| balk | balk | la feinte illégale | schijn |
| Ball | pelota | balle | bal |
| ball | bola mala | la balle | wijd |
| Base | la almohadilla / la base | but | honk |
| base on balls | base por bolas | le but sur balles | vier wijd |
| base runner | el corredor | le coureur | honkloper |
| Baseball | Beisbol | Baseball | Honkbal |
| Basehit | imparable | coup sûr | honkslag |
| Bat | bate | le baton | knuppel |
| batter’s box | caja de bateo | le rectangle des frappeurs | slagperk |
| batter | cajon de bateo | le frappeur | slagman |
| Batting average | promedio de bateo | la moyenne | slaggemiddelde |
| Bullpen | bulpen | l’enclos des releveurs | bullpen |
| Bunt | toque | l’amorti | stootslag |
| catcher | recptor | receveur | catcher / achtervanger |
| Change-up | cambio | le changement de vitesse | changeup |
| Curve ball | curva | la balle courbe | curve ball |
| designated hitter | bateador designado | le frappeur désigné | aangewezen slagman |
| Double | doble | le double | tweehonkslag |
| Double header | doble jornada | le programme double | dubbel |
| Double play | doble play | le double-jeu | dubbelspel |
| Earned run average | efectividad | la moyenne de points mérités | verdiend puntengemiddelde |
| Error | error | l’erreur | fout |
| Fair territory | terreno bueno | le territoire des balles en jeu | goed gebied |
| Fastball | bola rapida | la balle rapide | fastball |
| Field | terreno o campo | le terrain | veld |
| Fielder’s choice | jugade de selecion | l’optionnel | velders keus |
| first baseman | jugador de primera base | premier-but | eerste honkman |
| Fly ball | elevado / un bombo | le ballon | hoog geslagen bal |
| Forkball | un bombo | la balle fronde | forkball |
| Foul ball | batazo fuero | la fausse balle | fout bal / fout slag |
| Foul line | linea de falta | La ligne de démarcation | foutlijn |
| Four territory | territorio de foul | le territoire des balles fausses | fout gebied |
| Full count | cuenta llena | le compte complet | volle bak |
| Grand slam | grand slam | le grand chelem | grand slam |
| Ground ball | batazo rodado | le roulant | grond bal |
| Hit by pitch | atteint par un lanceur | geraakt werper | |
| Homeplate | la base meta | marbre | thuisplaat |
| Home run | cuarangular / homerun | coup de circuit | homerun |
| Infield | cuadro / infield | l’avant-champ | binnenveld |
| inning | episodio / inning | la manche | inning |
| Knuckleball | nudillo | la balle papillion | knuckleball |
| Line drive | una linea | la flèche | linedrive |
| mound | monticulo | le monticule | heuvel |
| no-hitter | juego sin imparables | le match sans point ni coup sûr | no hitter |
| Out | fuera / out | le retrait | uit |
| Outfield | el exterior | champ extérieur | buitenveld |
| outfielder | jardinero | le voltigeur | outfielder / buitenvelder |
| Perfect game | juego perfecto | la partie parfaite | perfect game |
| pitcher | lanzador | lanceur | pitcher / werper |
| relief pitcher | el relevista | le lanceur de relève | relief pitcher |
| sacrifice bunt | toque de sacrificio | l’amorti sacrifice | opofferingsstootslag |
| second baseman | jugador de segunda base | deuxième-but | tweede honkman |
| shortstop | campo corto | l’arrêt-court | korte stop |
| Sinker | sinker | la balle tombante | sinker |
| Slider | slider | la balle glissant | slider |
| starting pitcher | lanzador iniciador | le lanceur partant | startende werper |
| strike | bola buena | la prise | slag |
| third baseman | jugador de tercera base | troisième-but | derde honkman |
| Triple | triple | le triple | driehonkslag |
| Triple play | triple play | le triple-jeu | driedubbelspel |
| Walk | base por bolas | une base sur balle | vrije loop |
| wild pitch | lanzamiento salvaje | le mauvais lancer | wilde worp |
The French translation for knuckle ball, literally means butterfly ball.