Meaning of call balls and strikes | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To act as a home plate umpire.
   US
2. To act impartially.
   US, broadly

Examples

“The San Rafael Pacifics and Vallejo Admirals, two independent (not major league-affiliated) minor league teams, recently played two games using a computer system, rather than the home plate umpire, to call balls and strikes.”

“Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot said Thursday she wants and expects Inspector General Joe Ferguson to “call balls and strikes” during her administration and sees no reason their friendship would conflict with his role as a city watchdog.”

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