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- n. baseball A swing where a batter starts to swing for a ball but stops the swing shortly before the ball reaches home plate.
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“Gaudin notched strike out, sitting down Mike Nickeas on a check-swing in the dirt for his fourth K.”
The Washington Post: Nationals spring training live blog, Mets at Nats
“The first manager ejected Thursday was Maddon, who was angry when first-base umpire Jerry Meals ruled Michael Young held up on a check-swing with two strikes in the fifth.”
The Washington Post: Baseball playoffs marked by bad umpiring so far
“If you check-swing, to me, that means the pitcher beat the hitter.”
“As for the last night, the Nationals thought they won before a check-swing call went against them and Lance Berkman delivered a walkoff single for an 8-7 Nationals loss that dropped them back below .500.”
The Washington Post: Against the worst, Nationals need to be at their best
“The Lance Berkman check-swing in the bottom of the ninth, which was also ruled a no-go, and which would have won the game for the Nats.”
“There were plenty of things to look back on -- the early yank for starter Craig Stammen, Capps's continued struggles, and so on -- but you couldn't hardly forget this check-swing, especially after what happened last week in Houston.”
“Woody followed that with a check-swing daisy cutter down to John McGraw at third.”
“After the Rays had gone up 10-0, Hernandez argued with Holbrook after a check-swing by Tampa Bay's Akinori Iwamura was called a ball.”
“Drew, who capped the Game 5 rally with a ninth-inning single, struck out with a check-swing on a 97 mph fastball to end the threat.”
“It was a questionable check-swing call, and plate umpire Tim Timmons appeared to be having a tough night.”
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