cutoff man

noun

: a player in baseball who relays a ball from an outfielder to the infield

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Now, Epperson got awfully close to interfering with the cutoff man here, so the rule seems shady at best to me. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026 By the time Angels right fielder Jo Adell collected the ball and threw to the cutoff man, three runs had scored. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Melendez hit the cutoff man, Bo Bichette, right as Bleday rounded third, but the shortstop’s throw was wild. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026 Another vague comment was followed by another when Judge described his mindset of letting the cutoff man try to handle it. — Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutoff man

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cutoff man was in 1967

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“Cutoff man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutoff%20man. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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