John M. Chaston is associate professor emeritus of the University of New Hampshire.Robert N. Smead is associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Brigham Young University.

The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology fills a scholarly void in Hispanic linguistic studies but will be of interest to a diverse audience, from lexicographers and learners of Spanish to baseball fans and sports enthusiasts. This volume is well overdue, and it will likely serve as a model for similar books regarding other sports.

• Chapter 1 – Why a Vocabulary for el Béisbol?Chapter 2 – Dictionaries, Data, Words, and MeaningsChapter 3 – Getting Started: Equipment, Field, and Player PositionsChapter 4 – Hits and Other Ways to Get on BaseChapter 5 – Home RunsChapter 6 – Grounders, Liners, and Fly BallsChapter 7 – Hitting the Ball: The Crack of the BatChapter 8 – Runners on Base, Scoring, and RBI’sChapter 9 – Pitchers and PitchingChapter 10 – Innings and Outs (and Getting it Right)Chapter 11 – DefenseChapter 12 – Style: In the Game and in the Story

John M. Chaston is associate professor emeritus of the University of New Hampshire.Robert N. Smead is associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Brigham Young University.

The Spanish Lexicon of Baseball: Semantics, Style, and Terminology fills a scholarly void in Hispanic linguistic studies but will be of interest to a diverse audience, from lexicographers and learners of Spanish to baseball fans and sports enthusiasts. This volume is well overdue, and it will likely serve as a model for similar books regarding other sports.

• Chapter 1 – Why a Vocabulary for el Béisbol?Chapter 2 – Dictionaries, Data, Words, and MeaningsChapter 3 – Getting Started: Equipment, Field, and Player PositionsChapter 4 – Hits and Other Ways to Get on BaseChapter 5 – Home RunsChapter 6 – Grounders, Liners, and Fly BallsChapter 7 – Hitting the Ball: The Crack of the BatChapter 8 – Runners on Base, Scoring, and RBI’sChapter 9 – Pitchers and PitchingChapter 10 – Innings and Outs (and Getting it Right)Chapter 11 – DefenseChapter 12 – Style: In the Game and in the Story