noun. A play made by one or more fielders that causes a batter or a base runner to be ruled out.

noun. A play in which a batter is retired

noun. an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout)

"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."

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