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Roman Anthony drove in a run with a single, then advanced to second base when Jung Hoo Lee overthrew the cutoff man.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
Some of Smith’s throws have sailed the cutoff man or gone to the wrong base.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Errors only account for the most glaring defensive mistakes and less obvious miscues like missing the cutoff man or throwing to the wrong base don’t show up in the box score but can be just as impactful within a game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Speedy Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson quickly retrieved the ball on the warning track and fired it to his cutoff man, but the relay throw to second base was late.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
Some of Smith’s throws have sailed the cutoff man or gone to the wrong base.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Errors only account for the most glaring defensive mistakes and less obvious miscues like missing the cutoff man or throwing to the wrong base don’t show up in the box score but can be just as impactful within a game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Speedy Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson quickly retrieved the ball on the warning track and fired it to his cutoff man, but the relay throw to second base was late.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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“Cutoff man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutoff%20man. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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