Baseball Baseball terms The field
Four points on the field the players must run to. The player starts at 'Home plate' and must go to each of the other bases in order and return to Home plate to score a 'run'. The other bases are named 'First base', 'Second base' and 'Third base'. Home plate is a piece of hard rubber and the other bases are made of cloth. In professional baseball, the bases are 90 feet from each other. The bases on the field are in the shape of a diamond.