#baseball cards

Made these for the AO3 re-release of Apothecary Diaries Baseball: What if the Emperor, Jinshi, and High Consorts Threw Ceremonial First Pitches? ⚾! Check it out here:

For clarity, here's all the baseball terms above defined:

Contact hitter (Lihua) = A hitter who's great at hitting the ball consistently and rarely strikes out, prioritizing putting the ball in play over hitting for power or home runs

Moonshot (Jinshi) = A very high, long-distance home run

Cannon (Ah-Duo) = A player with an exceptionally strong and accurate throwing arm

Sweet spot (Gyokuyou) = When you hit the ball real good

Swing and a miss (Lishu) = When a pitcher swings at a ball but fails to make contact

Ducks on the pond (Sister Lishu) = When there are runners on base, especially in scoring position

Cutter (Loulan) = A fastball that breaks sharply to the side as it reaches the batter, making it hard to hit solidly

Worm burner (Emperor) = A hard-hit ground ball that stays low and moves so fast you could say it burns the worms in the ground

Small ball (Maomao) = A strategy of using low-risk plays like singles, bunts, and stolen bases to score runs instead of mainly relying on big hits and home runs

Links to other baseball saga posts after "Keep reading"

Bringin’ The Heat

Former MLB rivals Ian Gallagher (Chicago Cubs star pitcher) and Mickey Milkovich (St. Louis Cardinals starting catcher) are shoved into a new challenge: co-coaching a disaster of a college baseball team. Between chaotic players, unresolved history, and too many late nights, they’re either going to kill each other — or fall in love trying. The heat isn’t just on the field.

Baseball might not give second chances but love just might. Forced to confront a history of near-misses, mutual grudges, and chemical attraction, and they find that the real comeback story might be their own.

Read it here on Ao3!

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