pinch hitter
Example Sentences
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With two outs and the tying run on first in the top of the ninth, he sent Chaney up to the plate as a pinch hitter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
He celebrated his 28th birthday on Friday by entering in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter and banging a game-tying single on his first-ever postseason swing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
“Like a pinch hitter or an assassin, he comes in and just perfectly executes the assignment of every scene.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
Díaz didn’t play Sunday after appearing as a pinch hitter the previous day and finished with a .330 average to become Tampa Bay’s first batting champion.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023
If it weren’t for my speller, I’d have to use replacement or stand-in or pinch hitter instead.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
