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passed ball

 

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Noun passed ball has 1 sense
  1. passed ball - a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base
    --1 is a kind of
    pitch, delivery

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Passed Ball

Definition: A term used in baseball to describe a situation when a catcher fails to catch a pitch that should have been caught with ordinary effort, allowing a baserunner to advance.

Examples

Noun: In the ninth inning, the catcher's passed ball allowed the runner on third base to score, tying the game.

Verb (Past Tense): The pitcher threw a curveball, but it passed the catcher, resulting in a passed ball.

Verb (Present Participle): The catcher looked frustrated as he was trying to prevent a passed ball by blocking every pitch.

Adjective: The team's victory was in jeopardy due to a passed ball scenario in the eighth inning.

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