cutoff man

noun

: a player in baseball who relays a ball from an outfielder to the infield

Examples of cutoff man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The once reticent Lopes also showed leadership qualities as early as 1976, when a throw by new Dodgers outfielder Dusty Baker had missed the cutoff man. —Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Anthony’s throw missed the cutoff man in Durbin and rolled all the way to the backstop, making catcher Carlos Narváez retrieve it. —Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026

Tyler Heineman attempted to advance from second on the play, but right fielder Peters made a strong throw to the cutoff man Murakami, who fired to third in time to get Heineman for the final out of the inning. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026

There were no outs, and the center fielder hit the cutoff man, who then hit the catcher at the plate right as Lindor came sliding into him. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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