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beanball
The beanball ranks as sport's most visible, if not volatile, form of retaliation.
From the latimes.com
A few of those became beanball exchanges, and all of them had a certain edge.
From the stltoday.com
He survived a frightening beanball to the face to scratch his way back onto the playoff roster.
From the denverpost.com
They played countless times in those beanball days of childhood.
From the usatoday.com
In Game 3, in Boston, won by the Yankees, 4-3, the benches cleared twice over beanball pitches.
From the usatoday.com
Did Rick Porcello's five-game suspension for his role in the beanball incident against Boston surprise you?
From the freep.com
I've never been a fan of beanball justice in baseball.
From the keepingscore.blogs.time.com
The near beanball came in apparent retaliation for Cabrera's elongated admiration of his slam before circling the bases.
From the kansas.com
It started late because of a rain delay and ended with the teams skirmishing a bit after a beanball incident.
From the post-gazette.com
- A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
- "Beanball" is a colloquialism used in baseball, for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking him such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head (or "bean" in old-fashioned slang). A pitcher who throws beanballs often is known as a "headhunter. ...
- A pitch intentionally thrown to hit the batter.
- A ball thrown intentionally by the pitcher at a batter's head. Outlawed by baseball rules. Its use will result in penalties against the offending pitcher and his team.
