選せん球きゅう眼がん

noun

batting eye; pitch judgment

Baseball term for a batter's ability to judge whether a pitch is a ball or a strike. Often used in phrases like 選球眼が良い or 選球眼を磨く.

• 彼かれは選せん球きゅう眼がんが良よく、四し球きゅうが多おおい。

  He has a good batting eye and draws many walks.

• 選せん球きゅう眼がんを磨みがくには多おおくの打だ席せきが必ひつ要ようだ。

  You need many at-bats to sharpen your pitch judgment.