1517: pitch Feb 6, 2019

Pitching in baseball basically refers to any type of throw, but this did not used to be so. Although both 'pitch' and 'throw' generally denote propelling, in this case, a ball, in other sports like cricket or golf it is necessary that the ball hits the ground. In cricket this is area of the ground is called the 'pitch' and this style of throwing gave rise to the distinction of this word in the context of sports over 'throw', and but in more modern baseball, the term stuck but the practice has not.
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