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dust off the batter
dust off the batter
In baseball, to throw a pitch at or very close to the body of the batter. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Don't be afraid to dust off the batter a bit if he's crowding the plate.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Matija | | MAH-tee-yah (Croatian, Serbian) | Slovene, Croatian, Serbian |
| Margo | | MAHR-go | English |
| Sherry | | SHER-ee | English |
| Carney | | ['ka:ni] | |
| Dixon | | DIK-sən | English |
| Zuzanna | | zuw-ZAHN-nah (Polish) | Polish, Latvian (Rare) |