Pitchout

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base

    "The only thing that had kept the bases from being loaded was that Zimmer (or someone, but let's give him the credit because it was a tough weekend for him) caught the Dodgers stealing with a pitchout on a hit-and-run."

Example

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"The only thing that had kept the bases from being loaded was that Zimmer (or someone, but let's give him the credit because it was a tough weekend for him) caught the Dodgers stealing with a pitchout on a hit-and-run."

Etymology

From pitch + out.

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