pickoff

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It is not quite the explosion some predicted, but steals are up this year after MLB increased the size of the bases and put restrictions on how often pitchers could attempt pickoffs.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2023

Ruiz, in turn, leads all catchers with three successful pickoffs.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022

Francona was stunned to learn it had been 37 years between pickoffs.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2022

The pickoff was Fried’s sixth, and his 20 pickoffs since he debuted in 2017 are most in the major leagues.

From Fox News • Sep. 8, 2021

Davis said he thinks about those four missed pickoffs “everyday” and envisions himself intercepting a pass as soon as he wakes up each morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2019