batted ball

noun

baseball
: a ball that has been hit by a batter

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And his changeup was hit hard — registering four batted ball events and three hits, per Baseball Savant. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Junk began a minor-league rehab assignment with Jacksonville last Sunday but left the game after being struck on the left wrist by a 106 mph batted ball. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 None of Chisholm’s batted ball metrics point toward a hitter who is getting unlucky at the plate. — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Soriano has flipped the script, and is now allowing well lower than average exit speeds across all batted ball types. — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for batted ball

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