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Baserunner vs Pickoff - What's the difference?

baserunner | pickoff |

As nouns the difference between baserunner and pickoff

is that baserunner is a player who is on base while pickoff is a play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base.

baserunner

English

Alternative forms

* base runner

Noun

(en noun)
  • (baseball, softball) A player who is on base.
  • (baseball, softball) By extension, a player who is trying to advance from base to base.

    • Related terms

    * baserunning

    pickoff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 6, author=Tyler Kepner, title=Pettitte’s Return Lost Amid Sloppy Play, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Zobrist broke for third during Pettitte’s pickoff move, stealing the base when Pettitte threw behind the runner. }}

    See also

    * (wikipedia "pickoff")