Assertion: pitcher | /r/CapableOf | throw the baseball
Facets:
value: to the catcher
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to begin each play
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: 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 the pitched ball or draw a walk.
text: Starting with the pivot foot on the pitcher's rubber at the center of the pitcher's mound, which is 60 feet 6 inches (18.44 m) from home plate, the pitcher throws the baseball to the catcher, who is positioned behind home plate and catches the ball.