cutoff man

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Renfroe overthrew the cutoff man. —

BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021 Manuel Margot hit cutoff man Mike Brosseau. —

Ian Quillen, ajc, 1 July 2021 Spencer Steer took an extra base on a double down the left field line, moving up on an errant throw to the cutoff man. —

Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2023 Just field the ball and hit the cutoff man. —

John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2023 One throw bounced before hitting the cutoff man. —

Ray Glier, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 Olson was going to stop at third, but Taylor Ward’s throw was nowhere near the cutoff man, and Olson cruised home to make it 4-0. —

Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 July 2021 Miami appeared to have a good shot at Turner, who was waved home by third-base coach Dino Ebel, but Encarnacion overthrew cutoff man Miguel Rojas, and Turner scored without a play for a 1-1 tie. —

Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022 With Joey Gallo at first after a single in the fourth, Gavin Lux hit a double to right, and Mike Yastrzemski got to the ball quickly and zipped it to cutoff man Wilmer Flores, who threw home to nail Gallo. —

Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

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