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Errors only account for the most glaring defensive mistakes and less obvious miscues like missing the cutoff man or throwing to the wrong base don’t show up in the box score but can be just as impactful within a game.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Speedy Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson quickly retrieved the ball on the warning track and fired it to his cutoff man, but the relay throw to second base was late.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
The throw from the cutoff man was home in time for catcher Dalton Rushing to get the tag down on Marte in time, but still, the Mets finally had a lead against the Dodgers.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Right fielder Jake Fraley threw the ball to second on the double to right by Michael Harris II, and cutoff man Matt McLain was moving from his spot to take a throw from the outfield as the cutoff man toward home but had to move when the throw took him toward second.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 June 2025
Speedy Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson quickly retrieved the ball on the warning track and fired it to his cutoff man, but the relay throw to second base was late.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
The throw from the cutoff man was home in time for catcher Dalton Rushing to get the tag down on Marte in time, but still, the Mets finally had a lead against the Dodgers.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
Right fielder Jake Fraley threw the ball to second on the double to right by Michael Harris II, and cutoff man Matt McLain was moving from his spot to take a throw from the outfield as the cutoff man toward home but had to move when the throw took him toward second.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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“Cutoff man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutoff%20man. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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