ground ball with eyes in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.",
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        "A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders."
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        "(idiomatic, baseball, humorous) A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders."
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  "etymology_text": "From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.",
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"ground ball with eyes" meaning in English

Noun

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