ウエストボール

noun

waste pitch; waste ball

Baseball term for a pitch intentionally thrown outside the strike zone, usually to set up a subsequent pitch or avoid giving the batter a good ball to hit. Wasei-eigo from English 'waste ball'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from waste ball

• カウント0-2から、ピッチャーはウエストボールを投なげた。

  With an 0-2 count, the pitcher threw a waste pitch.

• ウエストボールでバッターのタイミングを外はずす。

  Disrupt the batter's timing with a waste pitch.