pitch around

verb

To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him

“Jones pitched around the slugger.”

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Meanings

verbpitch around (third-person singular simple present pitches around, present participle pitching around, simple past and past participle pitched around)

present singular third person pitches around · participle present pitching around · participle past pitched around · past pitched around

  1. transitiveball gamesTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him

    Jones pitched around the slugger.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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