cutoff man

noun

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

Examples of cutoff man in a Sentence

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Instead of rounding second, Naylor stutter-stepped to look back at Taylor, who had the ball in plenty of time and hit the cutoff man with precision. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025 Rojas scored only because the cutoff man hesitated once Rojas stopped, already past the stop sign, and the whole play will not be preserved on video for future generations. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The Astros can mitigate the issue by positioning their cutoff men deeper in the outfield, but Altuve still has to be quick in initiating the relay. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Center fielder Cedric Mullins hit cutoff man Ryan Mountcastle, who tossed to Jackson Holliday to catch Kwan in a rundown between first and second. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cutoff man

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutoff man was in 1967

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“Cutoff man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutoff%20man. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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