disengagement

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One of the less-talked-about rule changes implemented this season limits pitchers to two disengagements from the pitching rubber — taking their foot off, basically — per plate appearance with a runner on first base.

From Washington Post

Other changes this year include bigger bases to improve player safety, plus limits on infield shifts and pitcher disengagements to encourage more action.

From Seattle Times

Pickoffs and “rubber disengagements” have been limited for pitchers to just two per at-bat, while a batter can only call time on one occasion at the plate.

From Los Angeles Times

And, brushing off criticism of naïveté, in 2019, Mr. Zelensky even surrendered territory to Russian proxies in a policy of disengagement along the front line, in hopes of easing talks.

From New York Times

As a youth, she was active in the Israeli settler movement supporting new communities in the West Bank and protesting against Israeli disengagement from Jewish communities in Gaza.

From Reuters