defensive indifference

noun

An official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs.

“The play was scored as defensive indifference.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. ball gamesAn official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs.

    The play was scored as defensive indifference.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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