Definition of "putout" []

• Baseball A play in which a batter or a baserunner is retired. (noun)

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• "At 12:01 a.m. on October 21, 2004, New York batsman Rubén Sierra hit a routine groundball to second baseman Pokey Reese, who threw to first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz for the final putout of a dominant 10-3 victory."
• "FROM THE POST: The Nationals pull off a perfectly executed relay, and we go inside to discover the hidden beauty in a 9-6-5 putout."
• "Berkman making a defensive putout in Sunday's game."