perfect game
noun
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base
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Then came an oddity in a perfect game — a delay requested by the pitcher.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Yamamoto’s perfect game ended two batters later.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Mike Brown has been pitching a perfect game for a very long time, so yes, the man deserves some space and grace.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 9 June 2026
The Sox southpaw’s perfect game bid ended when the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth on a Paul Goldschmidt leadoff single, one-out single by left-fielder Cody Bellinger and two-out single by Trent Grisham.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Yamamoto’s perfect game ended two batters later.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Mike Brown has been pitching a perfect game for a very long time, so yes, the man deserves some space and grace.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 9 June 2026
The Sox southpaw’s perfect game bid ended when the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs in the fourth on a Paul Goldschmidt leadoff single, one-out single by left-fielder Cody Bellinger and two-out single by Trent Grisham.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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