Question

The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game.‎

Accepted Answer

(transitivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive, baseball) To rule (by an umpirehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.

Sentence	The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game.‎
Definition	( transitive https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive , baseball) To rule (by an umpire https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/umpire ) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.

Ump Punched Batter Relish Close Game.‎ Baseball Rule