Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip, Defiance gleamed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip.

VOA: special.2011.04.04

For example, if we're talking about a pitcher, like Matsuzaka, we might want to know the speed of his average fastball.

举例来说，如果我们谈到一个投手，就像松阪，我们想知道他投出,快球的平均速度。

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And then later on, I played pitcher, short stop, first base, outfield,

后来我打过投球手、游击手、一垒位置和外场，

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He stood farther away from the pitcher than most players, and used a heavier bat than most players.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

I started out playing T-ball which is, there's no pitcher.

我一开始打的是简易棒球，是没有投手的那种。

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And now the pitcher holds the ball, and now he lets it go, And now the air is shattered by the force of Casey's blow.

VOA: special.2011.04.04

The pitcher of one team throws the ball to a batter from the other team.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

Only one major league pitcher had more strike outs in his first two appearances.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Strasburg received the highest pay agreement of any rookie pitcher in baseball history.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

So Ruth became an outfielder instead of a pitcher.

VOA: special.2011.03.27

The team is a tough match for the pitcher.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Feller was honored as baseball's greatest living right-handed pitcher.

VOA: special.2011.01.09

Elsewhere in the Major Leagues, Chicago White Sox left-handed pitcher Mark Buehrle threw the 18th perfect game in Major League history against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 23.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

President Barack Obama, a White Sox fan, who chatted with the pitcher in the clubhouse of the All Star game last week before throwing out the first pitch, is left handed like Buehrle.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

Tragedy also marked the past year in U.S.sports,as 22-year-old Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart died in a car crash April 9, just hours after he threw six scoreless innings against the Oakland A's.

VOA: standard.2009.12.24

At the Chicago White Sox U.S.Cellular Field on Chicago's South Side, the 30-year-old pitcher retired all 27 batters from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays without allowing anyone to reach first base, pitching a perfect game and putting his name in a record book occupied by only 17 others in Major League history.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24