(baseball) An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman.

(baseball) A pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, ejection from the game or fatigue.

(baseball) A measure of a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit-by-pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed, but more recently incorporates fly ball percentage, ground ball percentage, and line drive percentage.

(baseball) A pitcher who is usually used to start a game; a member of a team's rotation. Compare relief pitcher. / (baseball) A pitcher who is recorded to begin the game.

(slang) To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.

Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.

(idiomatic) Extreme excitement.

plural of pitahaya

The twenty-two yard strip between the two wickets, where the batsman faces the bowler.

an occurrence where spectators at a sports match rush onto the field, especially in celebration or protest.