Nathan Alexander Pearson (born August 20, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs. Pearson made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Blue Jays, and they traded him to the Cubs during the 2024 season.
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Toronto Blue Jays in the context of Tagging up
In baseball, to tag up is for a baserunner to retouch or remain on their starting base (the time-of-pitch base) until (after) the ball is first touched by a fielder. By rule, baserunners must tag up when a hit ball is caught by a fielder before it bounces, and in such situations, the baserunners are out if any fielder with possession of the ball touches their starting base before they do. After a legal tag up, runners are free to try and advance, even if the ball was caught in foul territory. On long fly ball outs, runners can often gain a base. When a runner scores by these means, it is known as a sacrifice fly. On short fly balls, runners rarely attempt to advance after tagging up, due to the high risk of being thrown out.