bat

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In the ninth, Jordan Romano threw a fastball that looked like it hit Leo Rivas, but the call was overturned after a challenge confirmed it hit the bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“You really had to go to bat to keep open a case that was more than two years old.”

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

"But surely we could have done something far more sensibly costed for bat shelter."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

His baseball coach had taught him to do that just before his turn to bat, as a way to steady his nerves.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret