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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Boston did add an accomplished right-handed bat in first baseman Willson Contreras, but a lineup anchored by Contreras, Roman Anthony, Jarren Duran and Trevor Story remains light.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s a stunt element involved — a visibly nervous Smith climbing a 300-foot ice wall, encountering bugs and bats in an Amazon cave, out on the Pacific in the suggestion of a boat — but all with some resonance to the series’ themes of harmony with nature and cultural preservation.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Though there’s still time to add a bat either through trade or free agency, the Red Sox may also head into the season with their existing lineup (with Willson Contreras as their only offensive addition) and seek to add a bigger bat in-season via trade.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Guardian reported that hundreds of flying foxes died in the heat wave, with the deceased numbering around 2,000 bats in South Australia, and more in Victoria and New South Wales.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s a stunt element involved — a visibly nervous Smith climbing a 300-foot ice wall, encountering bugs and bats in an Amazon cave, out on the Pacific in the suggestion of a boat — but all with some resonance to the series’ themes of harmony with nature and cultural preservation.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Though there’s still time to add a bat either through trade or free agency, the Red Sox may also head into the season with their existing lineup (with Willson Contreras as their only offensive addition) and seek to add a bigger bat in-season via trade.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The Guardian reported that hundreds of flying foxes died in the heat wave, with the deceased numbering around 2,000 bats in South Australia, and more in Victoria and New South Wales.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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