pickoff

Etymology

pick + off

noun

  1. (baseball) A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base
    Zobrist broke for third during Pettitte’s pickoff move, stealing the base when Pettitte threw behind the runner. April 6, 2007, Tyler Kepner, “Pettitte’s Return Lost Amid Sloppy Play”, in New York Times

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