Baltimore chop

noun

A ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today occurs infrequently and usually unintentionally

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Meanings

nounBaltimore chop (plural Baltimore chops)

plural Baltimore chops

  1. ball gamesA ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today occurs infrequently and usually unintentionally
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APA

Baltimore chop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltimore%20chop

MLA

“Baltimore chop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltimore%20chop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baltimore chop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltimore%20chop.

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