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mound visit
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmaʊnd ˌvɪz.ɪt/ us /ˈmaʊnd ˌvɪz.ɪt/
an occasion in a baseball game when a coach(= someone who helps to train and organize the team) or another player goes to the pitcher(= the player who throws the ball) to give them advice:
The manager used a mound visit to discuss how to pitch to the next batter.
The new rule will limit the number of mound visits in a game.
I have often wondered what the pitching coach says during a mound visit.
The team had used up all of their mound visits.
The coaches can make only one mound visit in an inning before they have to remove the pitcher.
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