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Anonymous
ok, if the batter hits a pitch, he has to make it to 1st base before the ball is thrown to the first baseman. If he makes it, he's safe, if not, he's out, and the next batter tries. There's three outs in an inning. Safe at first will be a single, if he hits the ball far enough to make it to second base, it's called a double. If he hits it good enough to make it to third, it's a triple. same applies if he makes it all the way around to home plate, called an inside home run, and 1 run is scored (if no one else is on a base), it's very rare.
The goal for the batters is to get on base and get to the home plate to score runs. If the ball is hit out of the park anywhere between left and right field, it's a homerun.
As for the catcher moving his hands around, he's usually signalling calls to the pitcher to signal what pitches to throw.
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