In baseball, the hitter ("batter") gets three chances to hit the ball every time they are 'batting' (waiting for a ball to be thrown to them). Each time they are 'at bat', they are given three chances to hit the ball. When they miss the ball, it's called a 'strike'. When a batter gets three strikes, they have 'struck out' and have failed to hit the ball. "he struck out three times" means he had 3 chances 'at bat', with three tries to hit the ball each time, and he missed every time. (the batter failed to hit the ball 9 times.)

Yes, a home run is like a goal. You can hit the ball and make it to a base. In which case you are not out, but you also have not scored yet. You stay on the base until someone else hits the ball and you get a chance to run to the next base or home. But, that would not be a home run since a home run is only when you make such a good hit that you can run all the bases and home at once,

Hi Melody - Great cultural question! A 'run' in baseball is like a goal in football. And yes, the hitter (also called 'runner') is someone who scores. A baseball field is shaped like a diamond, and the players run counter-clockwise. When a player hits the ball, he can make it to first base, second base, third base, or home plate. If the player makes it all the way to home plate, it is called a 'home run'. A 'home run' happens when the ball is hit outside of the field, and it difficult to do. Any time a hitter/runner makes it to home plate, he earns 1 point for his team. A baseball team has 9 positions. The players take turns hitting. During a game, a player usually has about 3 opportunities to hit. However, if the player doesn't hit the ball when it is his turn, the term is called 'striking out'. So if the player goes up to bat (tries to hit the ball) three times and does not hit the ball at all, he struck out three times in one game. I hope that helps!

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