- a variation of batt.
bat
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“There’s always lineup construction. I can think it through. He’s not swinging the bat well,” Roberts said of Smith.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Whether bad light returns on the final day may determine if the tourists were right to bat on until tea.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
While Johnson’s elasticity as a performer is a bit more contentious, I’ve always found her choices fascinating — oscillating between rom-coms, superhero films and arthouse horror with the bat of a mascara’d eye.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Their roster is filled with players who specialize in bat control, like Walls, veteran Cedric Mullins and speedster Chandler Simpson, who didn’t hit a home run this year but did have 14 bunt hits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
She stands in front of me, wearing some kind of crazy helmet with bars across the face and holding a baseball bat.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
The cloudless skies made every pop-up an adventure and the warm, dense air reduced drag, allowing batted balls to travel farther.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
After the collapse, Jacks could have swung hard but batted responsibly to stretch out the innings from 211-7 in the 39th over.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Dean Chemerinsky said that when the justices pooh-poohed and batted aside aesthetic injury claims, that really raised questions for standing in a massive amount of environmental lawsuits.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Heading into the final week of the 2026 season, Mr. Alonso led the American League in runs batted in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Hanako touched her arm, but Baachan batted it away and wept.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Their .258 batting average and .341 on-base percentage were the best in baseball, despite a roster filled with players who are largely unknown outside of Wisconsin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
From the No. 2 through the No. 7 spots in the batting order, the Dodgers went 0 for 20.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Yamamoto held hitters to a .182 batting average, third-best in baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The other new name in their ageing batting line-up from last winter's Ashes is 30-year-old Matt Renshaw, who made his debut 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
I spot Brayden’s dad’s car pulling into a spot and start walking around the far side of the batting cages until I reach the end of the fence down the left-field line.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
