" texas leaguer "

 [ "texas leaguer" ]

1: baseball term: a basehit that lands in the outfield between the infielders heading out and the outfielders heading in - probably from the old days when people believed texas minor league fields were large and had no home run fences (or very deep outfields) so the outfielders would play deeper to prevent long hits and give up singles in front of them

  * e.g.,  ... With Barry Bonds' knees the way they are these days, he's going to see a lot of Texas Leaguers falling in front of him. 

 [ "texas leaguer" ]

1: baseball term: a basehit that lands in the outfield between the infielders heading out and the outfielders heading in - probably from the old days when people believed texas minor league fields were large and had no home run fences (or very deep outfields) so the outfielders would play deeper to prevent long hits and give up singles in front of them

  * e.g.,  ... With Barry Bonds' knees so sore, he will see a lot of Texas Leaguers falling in front of him 

 [ "texas leaguer" ]

1: A description of a weak hit in baseball that falls into the outfield just out of the reach of the infielder and just in front of the outfielder.

  * e.g.,  ... The skinny little batter could only hit Texas Leaguers. 

 [ "texas leaguer" ]

2: While the exact reason for the name is unknown, it originated in the Texas minor league.