Sentence examples for call a ball from inspiring English sources

Umpires are empowered to call a ball if a pitcher's pace is too slow.

"An umpire has to call a ball or a strike if the pitch isn't swung at.

If the pitcher persists in violating the 12-second rule, the umpire will call a ball each time.

José Reyes leaned in on the 2-2 pitch from the Angels left-hander Jarrod Washburn with the bases loaded and two outs in the second inning, turning slightly to see the plate umpire call a ball.

I'd get umpires to call a strike on a batter who steps out of the box more than once and call a ball for a pitcher who takes too long.

Therefore, we develop a new artifact, which we call a ball step-gauge.

The umpire never called a ball four.

Santana threw a 1-2 fastoall to Bourn that Warthen and Thole said was incorrectly called a ball.

The pitch was called a ball by home plate umpire Angel Hernandez.

As the drum rotates, the steel balls pulverize the contents; this device is called a ball mill.

It was a pitch that would have been called a ball.