What's a Texas Leaguer?

The Texas League was a Minor League Baseball league which operated in the South Central United States from 1902 to 2020. It was classified as a Double-A league.

What is the meaning of a Texas Leaguer?

A "Texas Leaguer" is a bloop that falls between an outfielder and an infielder for a hit.

Why is a hit called a Texas Leaguer?

It is most colorfully called a 'gork shot' or a 'duck snort. ' See blooper. Outfielder Ollie Pickering is credited with giving baseball the term “Texas Leaguer,” a pejorative slang for a weak pop fly that lands unimpressively between an infielder and an outfielder for a base hit.

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