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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With that backdrop, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay decided to issue a walk to load the bases, putting the bat in Flores’ hands on Saturday night with the game on the line.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 May 2025
If he is made available, there are several teams who could use another left-handed bat in their lineup.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
But Lewis is potentially far more than a big bat in the Twins lineup.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 7 May 2025
McCullough said there’s no plan to play any of the three catchers at first base to keep a bat in the lineup.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 4 May 2025
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 May 2025
If he is made available, there are several teams who could use another left-handed bat in their lineup.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
But Lewis is potentially far more than a big bat in the Twins lineup.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 7 May 2025
McCullough said there’s no plan to play any of the three catchers at first base to keep a bat in the lineup.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 4 May 2025
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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