Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (Y)

yacker/yakker

 * A curveball with a big break.

yardwork

 * A player is said to be "doing yardwork" by hitting many home runs or exhibiting power. Compare to going yard.

yardjob

 * A home run. Compare to going yard.

yellow hammer

 * A sharp-breaking curveball. Supposedly named after the yellowhammer bird and its apparent habit of diving steeply to catch prey.

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