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You are here: Home / Language / Where Did the Phrase “Can of Corn” Come From For An Easily Caught Pop Fly In Baseball?

Where Did the Phrase “Can of Corn” Come From For An Easily Caught Pop Fly In Baseball?

April 18, 2020 by Karen Hill

The legend is that in the days before supermarkets, small grocery store owners placed their tins of canned corn on the top shelves because they stored well and didn’t sell as quickly as fresh corn.

For most customers this system put the cans out of reach.

The store owner or clerk needed a broomstick to reach up and topple the can of corn from the shelf and easily catch it by hand or in an apron.

And that’s where the phrase “can of corn” came from for an easy pop fly ball.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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