bat in
phrasal 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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Right off the bat in the first game of the year, Clemson came up short against LSU.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Breslow said Anthony will have a full, healthy offseason and should start swinging a bat in a couple of weeks.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Researchers using an infrared camera captured a rat attacking a bat in a cave in northern Germany.
—NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
The Blue Jays were keeping the major bats in the Dodgers’ lineup at bay for most of the game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Breslow said Anthony will have a full, healthy offseason and should start swinging a bat in a couple of weeks.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Researchers using an infrared camera captured a rat attacking a bat in a cave in northern Germany.
—NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
The Blue Jays were keeping the major bats in the Dodgers’ lineup at bay for most of the game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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