bat out
verb
batted out; batting out; bats out
: to compose especially in a casual, careless, or hurried manner
batted out a first draft of the memo
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Rafaela now has 43 RBI on the season, which ranks fourth on the team despite Rafaela primarily batting out of the No. 9 spot.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
On Friday, the first inning initially ended when Lutheran was called for batting out of order.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Elly De La Cruz, whose Reds lost twice to the Giants in their opening three-game series, tried the bat out on Monday and proceeded to go 4-for-5 with two homers, a double and seven RBIs.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Magician Blake Vogt pulled a bat out of his backpack and secured a hit with it, which no one was sure if that was legal under celebrity softball rules.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
A number of Twins players tried the bat out during spring training and came away with mixed opinions.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
His team's in seventh place, but that's no problem because Sonny drives like a veteran bat out of hell, passing some opponents and causing others a little undo chaos.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Brewers clung to a 2-0 lead and decided to take the bat out of Witt’s hands.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Hernández swung, held his bat out wide and posed as the ball sailed over the center-field wall.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
On Friday, the first inning initially ended when Lutheran was called for batting out of order.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Elly De La Cruz, whose Reds lost twice to the Giants in their opening three-game series, tried the bat out on Monday and proceeded to go 4-for-5 with two homers, a double and seven RBIs.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Magician Blake Vogt pulled a bat out of his backpack and secured a hit with it, which no one was sure if that was legal under celebrity softball rules.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
A number of Twins players tried the bat out during spring training and came away with mixed opinions.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
His team's in seventh place, but that's no problem because Sonny drives like a veteran bat out of hell, passing some opponents and causing others a little undo chaos.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Brewers clung to a 2-0 lead and decided to take the bat out of Witt’s hands.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
Hernández swung, held his bat out wide and posed as the ball sailed over the center-field wall.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Bat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20out. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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