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checked swing

[ chekt swing ]

noun

Baseball.
  1. a swing of the bat in which the batter holds back just after starting to swing, thereby avoiding swinging into a strike:

    It looked like a checked swing to me, but the umpire called him out, saying he swung for the third strike.



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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of checked swing1

An Americanism dating back to 1925鈥30; originally as half-checked swing
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Like the time Hern谩ndez rang up Kyle Schwarber looking on a pitch that landed several inches outside, then ejected Schwarber after the Phillies DH spiked his bat and helmet in a righteous eruption; or the time Hern谩ndez called three consecutive outside strikes on the Rangers鈥 Wyatt Langford, with the finale wandering 6.78 inches wide; or the time Hern谩ndez 鈥 while working third base 鈥 called Phillies superstar Bryce Harper out on a checked swing, then tossed him after Harper beelined down the baseline.

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Moments later, the right-hander was ejected for shouting at third base umpire Ramon De Jesus over an appeal ruling on Freddie Freeman鈥檚 checked swing.

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Ohtani鈥檚 14th homer of the season came off reliever Jorge L贸pez, who was ejected moments later for shouting at third base umpire Ramon De Jesus over an appeal ruling on Freddie Freeman鈥檚 checked swing.

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Trayce Thompson strained his oblique on a checked swing Saturday and will likely go on the injured list, according to Roberts.

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In the ninth inning with the score tied at 2 on Wednesday, Mike Trout was called out on a full-count checked swing by first base ump Will Little, stranding two.

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