Chinese home run

noun

Etymology

Either from the supposed tendency of early 20th-century Chinese immigrants to the United States to perform minimally acceptable work for minimal compensation, or a possible corruption of Chaney's home run from such a hit by a batter with the same name that ended a game when the ball could not be found.

Definitions

1
A home run hit to the minimum distance possible, usually just over the outfield fence…
A home run hit to the minimum distance possible, usually just over the outfield fence closest to home plate.
- Chinese home run: 1. A derogatory term for a home run hit over the portion of the outfield fence closest to home plate, often one that lands just inside (or hits) the foul pole in a ballpark with small dimensions.
A foul ball hit high and far, usually over the back of the plate.

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