base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely without benefit of an error or fielder's choice
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Given to a a batter when a runner scores due to a base hit, a sacrifice, being hit by a pitch, during an infield out (but not during a double play), or a fielder’s choice.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Following a base hit by Jazz Chisholm Jr, Domínguez homered into the right field seats off Andrew Kittredge for a 6-3 lead.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The base hit was Bogaerts’ 251st infield single since the start of 2014, his first full season in the major leagues.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
Byron Buxton hit a leadoff home run off Toronto ace Dylan Cease, Brooks Lee and Trevor Larnach drove in runs with base hits for Minnesota, which has lost 13 of its past 16 games.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Following a base hit by Jazz Chisholm Jr, Domínguez homered into the right field seats off Andrew Kittredge for a 6-3 lead.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 3 May 2026
The base hit was Bogaerts’ 251st infield single since the start of 2014, his first full season in the major leagues.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2026
Byron Buxton hit a leadoff home run off Toronto ace Dylan Cease, Brooks Lee and Trevor Larnach drove in runs with base hits for Minnesota, which has lost 13 of its past 16 games.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
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“Base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20hit. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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