He went to the mound to talk with a struggling pitcher who spoke only Spanish.

他走到投球区土墩和一名只讲西班牙语、奋力拼搏的投手交谈。

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Mary: the pitcher stands on the pitcher's mound. The hitter stands at the home plate.

玛丽：投手站在投手区的平台上，击球员站在本垒板旁边。

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The pitcher toed the mound, wound up and threw a fast ball.

投球手用脚趾踩踏板，挥动手臂， 投出了一个快球。

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Pena paid the pitcher a mound visit but stuck with him, and Deduno struck out Angel Pagan swinging after falling behind 2-0.

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Instead, the son of a man who died in the attacks put the ball on the pitcher's mound.

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Others think the sport itself needs to change to attract more attention, possibly by moving back the pitcher's mound so the game can have more offense.

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