in the dirt
idiom
baseball, of a pitch
: having hit the ground near home plate before reaching the catcher
He swung and missed at a curveball in the dirt.
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Like the previous night, Baumann threw his two-strike curveball in the dirt.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
With his 98th pitch, a curveball in the dirt, Snell ended the sixth inning with his 10th strikeout of the game.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Urías booted a ball in the dirt with his glove to allow the leadoff man to reach and Henderson mishandled a double play ball that could have ended the inning.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Since melons are grown in the dirt, unwanted bugs can accumulate on their outer surface.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
With his 98th pitch, a curveball in the dirt, Snell ended the sixth inning with his 10th strikeout of the game.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
Urías booted a ball in the dirt with his glove to allow the leadoff man to reach and Henderson mishandled a double play ball that could have ended the inning.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Since melons are grown in the dirt, unwanted bugs can accumulate on their outer surface.
—Anthea Levi, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
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“In the dirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20dirt. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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