be knocked out of the box



be knocked out of the box

baseball Of a pitcher, to be taken out of the game for giving up too many hits. The pitcher has had a stellar season so far, but he was knocked out of the box not even halfway through the game against this unbeaten team.
See also: box, knock, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CevahİR-Turkish
Baller['bɔ:lə]
Taavet-Estonian
Venkat-Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
CarterKAHR-tərEnglish
Harrell['hærəl]