in the dirt
idiom
baseball, of a pitch
: having hit the ground near home plate before reaching the catcher
He swung and missed at a curveball in the dirt.
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Kelce got the chance to throw out the first pitch after spiking one in the dirt before a game played by his hometown Cleveland Guardians.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
The newspaper photograph showed a man kneeling in the dirt, begging for his life.
—Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
The Maxxis Recon tires have good traction in the dirt but thick mud can clog the knobbies.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The bull steamrolls forward, and Catalino lands in the dirt in a roll and jumps to his feet.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
Lines used for collecting oil in preparation for sale lay in the dirt.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
Lux fielded a Nicky Lopez routine chopper in the third inning and a Yoan Moncada grounder in the fourth inning cleanly Wednesday, but both of his throws to first were in the dirt.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
This grim assortment of relics is housed in a small museum in New Jersey, about 20 miles away from where the decaying body of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the toddler Hauptmann was convicted of kidnapping and killing, was discovered face down in the dirt.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Barta also pointed out that at lower speeds in the dirt, the Duramax ZR2 should be able to go much further on a tank than the gasoline version.
—Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
The newspaper photograph showed a man kneeling in the dirt, begging for his life.
—Hazlitt, 28 Feb. 2024
The Maxxis Recon tires have good traction in the dirt but thick mud can clog the knobbies.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The bull steamrolls forward, and Catalino lands in the dirt in a roll and jumps to his feet.
—Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
Lines used for collecting oil in preparation for sale lay in the dirt.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
Lux fielded a Nicky Lopez routine chopper in the third inning and a Yoan Moncada grounder in the fourth inning cleanly Wednesday, but both of his throws to first were in the dirt.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
This grim assortment of relics is housed in a small museum in New Jersey, about 20 miles away from where the decaying body of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the toddler Hauptmann was convicted of kidnapping and killing, was discovered face down in the dirt.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
Barta also pointed out that at lower speeds in the dirt, the Duramax ZR2 should be able to go much further on a tank than the gasoline version.
—Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
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