Test for natural language inference.\nPremise: "A pitcher prepares to throw a ball on a green field."\nHypothesis: "The pitcher is ready to play."\nIs the hypothesis entailed by the premise?\nOptions:\n- yes\n- no\n- it is not possible to tell
Let’s work this out in a step by step way to be sure we have the right answer.
yes
The pitcher is ready to play because he prepares to throw a ball on the field.

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So, the final answer is yes