Definitions tagged pelotero in the street dictionary.
The quality of having a very powerful throwing arm, capable of making long-distance plays (common in baseball, which is the national sport of the Dominican Republic).
Who had the best brazalete, Bo Jackson or Vladimir Guerrero?
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A baseball player who uses steroids or performance-enhancing drugs (the term literally means poked, referring to being injected).
Do you think they will let the puyaos into the Hall of Fame?
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In baseball slang, a pitcher who shaves hitters by throwing pitches dangerously close to their body or head, often resulting in hit-by-pitches. (Baseball is the national sport of the Dominican Republic, and this term describes an aggressive pitching style.)
Pedro Martinez and Johnny Cueto are famous for being a Barbero.
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A baseball player who is not a power hitter, specializing instead in hitting line drives and maintaining a high batting average with very few home runs. (Literally short wing, implying a lack of reach or strength).
Who is that alita corta going to get a hit off of? Bench him!
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A guy who is an expert at playing vitilla, someone all the street-smart neighborhood guys fight to get on their team. (Vitilla is a Dominican street game similar to baseball played with a stick and plastic bottle caps.)
- Jose the vitillero is on my team! - Hey man, stop trying to be slick, let's flip for him because you know Jose is the best vitillero in this neighborhood and always wins, so let's toss a coin and see.
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The top baseball team in the Dominican Republic with the most championship titles, based in the northern Cibao region. They are known for always being ahead of the competition and consistently making the playoffs (Cibao is a northern region of the country, and baseball is the national sport).
A: Let us go to the ballpark to see the Aguilas Cibaeñas win. B: For sure, just like always.
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His real name is Samuel Sosa Peralta. A Dominican baseball player known as one of the best home run hitters, reaching the 600 home run mark in 2007. It is widely believed in the D.R. that Sammy Sosa took a temporary retirement to learn English after being embarrassed in a televised interview where he struggled to communicate (Sosa is a national icon who gained global fame during the 1998 MLB home run race).
The ballplayer who kept the Dominican Republic's head high during 1998 when, on September 20, 1998, he hit 66 home runs during that season.
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1. The pitcher in a baseball game. 2. The fare collector on a public bus (locally known as a guagua).
1. Tell the piche to put more heat on his throw. 2. Piche, take two student fares out of these hundred pesos.
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