Charging the mound
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title:
Charging the mound
text:
In baseball, charging the mound is an assault by a batter against the pitcher, usually the result of being hit by a pitch or nearly being hit by a pitch, such as a brushback. The first incidence of a professional charging of the mound has not been identified, but the practice dates back to the game's early days. Charging the mound is the most common initiator of a bench-clearing brawl. Before charging, the batter usually throws his bat and helmet aside so that he may face the pitcher unarmed. Th
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Baseball term
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charging_the_mound
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2024-02-29T01:40:33Z
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