English

Noun
defensive indifference

1. baseball A scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning.

#: The steal was scored as defensive indifference.

• 2007-04-09 23:07 - Brholden - /* Noun */ it happens occasionally earlier in games (big lead & pitcher batting)

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