gopher ball

gopher ball

In baseball, a pitch that the batter hits for a home run. "Gopher" is an alteration of "go for," referring either to the batter "going for" extra bases or home plate, or the ball "going for" a home run. It's 3-2—if he could just hit a gopher ball, he'd tie the game. Look at how happy this kid is—he just hit the first gopher ball of his major league career. Man, I thought for sure that was a gopher ball, but it died at the warning track and was caught by the outfielder.

See also: ball, gopher

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gopher ball

n. a baseball pitch that is hit as a home run. (When it is hit, the batter will go for home.) The center fielder did a dive over the fence trying to get the gopher ball.

See also: ball, gopher

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