quick pitch
English
Verb
quick
pitch
(
baseball
)
To pitch earlier than the pitcher's rhythm in an attempt to deceive either the batter or runner. This sometimes leads to a
balk
.
Jones
quick pitches
. The umpire calls a balk, and the runners advance.
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