pitch\ out

pitch\ out
v
1. To deliberately throw a pitch outside of the home plate in baseball so that the batter cannot hit the ball and the catcher can make a quick throw.

The catcher wanted the pitcher to pitch out and see if they could catch the runner stealing.

2. To toss the ball easily to a football back.

The quarterback faked to the fullback and pitched out to the halfback going wide.


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