bat in
verb
batted in; batting in; bats in
baseball
: to hit the ball in a way that makes it possible for a run to score
He batted in 70 runs last year.
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Are the other bats in the upper levels of your system really difference-makers?
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Perez does provide a valuable bat in the lineup.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Cox, 23, entered Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies as a pinch runner in the top of the eighth inning, later scoring, before hitting a double down the right field line in his first Major League at-bat in the ninth.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Boroff and Markham then went deep against Dorn in back-to-back at-bats in the seventh to give Troy the lead for good.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Perez does provide a valuable bat in the lineup.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Cox, 23, entered Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies as a pinch runner in the top of the eighth inning, later scoring, before hitting a double down the right field line in his first Major League at-bat in the ninth.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
Boroff and Markham then went deep against Dorn in back-to-back at-bats in the seventh to give Troy the lead for good.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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