Original: In baseball , the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher 's mound toward the catcher to begin each play , with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a walk .
Simplified: In baseball , the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher 's mound to the catcher to begin each play , trying to retire a batter who tries to either make hit it or draw a walk .