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pitchout

a ball purposely thrown outside the strike zone to help a catcher throw out a base runner who may attempt to steal a base.

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  • pitch out (vi): (of a pitcher) to deliberately throw a pitch wide of the strike zone in order to give a catcher more time to throw out a base runner who may try to steal.
    Synonyms: pitch out, pitched out


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