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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There's at-bats in between and keeping the quality of the at-bat good throughout the game.
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Between May and Bernardino, 10 Pirates came to bat in the sixth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
New defensive coordinator Chris Ash replaces Al Golden and gets a big test right off the bat in Miami’s Beck.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The first baseman still had the bat in his hand and threw the bat at first base coach Brant Brown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Between May and Bernardino, 10 Pirates came to bat in the sixth.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
New defensive coordinator Chris Ash replaces Al Golden and gets a big test right off the bat in Miami’s Beck.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
The first baseman still had the bat in his hand and threw the bat at first base coach Brant Brown.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bat in
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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