How to Use cutoff man in a Sentence

cutoff man

noun
  • Harper would have been out by at least 30 feet had the cutoff man not fired home.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • The ball bounced past cutoff man Zach McKinstry and hopped again toward the plate.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • With anyone else running home, the cutoff man is probably thinking about Harper at third.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • There were no outs, and the center fielder hit the cutoff man, who then hit the catcher at the plate right as Lindor came sliding into him.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 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
  • Anthony’s throw missed the cutoff man in Durbin and rolled all the way to the backstop, making catcher Carlos Narváez retrieve it.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Byron Buxton scorched a double into the gap that Andy Pages ran down and, without stopping, whipped back to Betts as the cutoff man.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • In real time, the FS1 broadcast criticized McKinstry, the third baseman and cutoff man, for letting the ball reach the plate.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then left fielder Riley Greene came up and skipped a throw into the infield and past cutoff man Zach McKinstry, who didn’t make an effort to stop the ball.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Can someone please explain why clubs fixate on enhancing pitchers’ fastball velocities and hitters’ exit velocities but fail to properly instruct players on running the bases and hitting the cutoff man?
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Tyler Heineman attempted to advance from second on the play, but right fielder Peters made a strong throw to the cutoff man Murakami, who fired to third in time to get Heineman for the final out of the inning.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The once reticent Lopes also showed leadership qualities as early as 1976, when a throw by new Dodgers outfielder Dusty Baker had missed the cutoff man.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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