extra-base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)—
Tom Verducci
Tom VerducciDespite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.—Michael Martinez
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Trea Turner didn’t have an extra-base hit for the Phillies.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
According to Stathead, Ohtani is the seventh player in MLB history to collect four extra-base hits in a postseason game.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The two-way star made history just one night earlier, becoming the first player since 1906 to record four extra-base hits in a World Series game and reaching base nine times – tying a Series record.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Ohtani collected his third extra-base hit of the game with a double to plate Kiké Hernández.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
According to Stathead, Ohtani is the seventh player in MLB history to collect four extra-base hits in a postseason game.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
The two-way star made history just one night earlier, becoming the first player since 1906 to record four extra-base hits in a World Series game and reaching base nine times – tying a Series record.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Ohtani collected his third extra-base hit of the game with a double to plate Kiké Hernández.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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