bat in

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.

Examples of bat in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While manager Aaron Boone and pitching coach Matt Blake were retained, Hal Steinbrenner cast doubt on James Rowson’s job security when the owner took aim at the Bombers’ bats in a post-ALDS exit Zoom call. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

The state data also listed three rabid bats in neighboring Yuba County and six in Sacramento County and five in Sutter County. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Don’t ever let Daisy go to Australia, where there are bats in the middle of the city. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

The Dodgers jumped out to an early lead in the second inning after Andy Pages batted in right fielder Kyle Tucker and superstar Shohei Ohtani ended his nearly two-month home-run drought with a three-run homer to right-center field. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for bat in

• batten
• craton
• fatten
• flatten
• gratin
• gratton
• latin
• lattin
• matin
• paten
• patten
• platen