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Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

An infielder who intercepts the throw from an outfielder on its way to home plate or third base.

CONT

When acting as the cut-off person, get to the proper position as quickly as possible and then listen to the person at the base where the ball is going to line you up and tell you whether to cut or not.

OBS

cut-off man: term usually used in professional baseball.

Key term(s)
  • cutoff
  • cutoff man
  • cutoff person

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Joueur [ou joueuse] du champ intérieur qui intercepte la balle envoyée par un joueur de champ extérieur afin de mettre hors jeu un coureur sur les sentiers.

OBS

Le terme «cut-off», substantif ayant cours en Europe, est un anglicisme au Canada.

Spanish

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