batted ball

noun

baseball
: a ball that has been hit by a batter

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Good opponent defense and unfortunate batted ball placement have been hurting the Orioles. Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025 The Yankees’ closer was the victim of some poor batted ball luck in the inning. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025 Given his excellent contact and batted ball profile, a .254 AVG is at his low-end, and .300 is hardly impossible. Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025 Getting grounders is just part of being a strong contact manager - throttling authority of all batted ball types is just as important, and Sanchez is really good at it. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 The Dodger righty threw four different pitches in 2024 - a curve, four-seamer, sinker and slider - and with slight modification of the minimum pitch/batted ball thresholds, each received a pitch grade. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Yankees closer Clay Holmes, who relies on soft contact with his sinker, has struggled in his recent outings because of bad batted ball luck and a lack of command. Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 18 July 2024 His ordinary walk rate and batted ball frequency profile are two areas of vulnerability. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 He’s actually been quite fortunate across all batted ball types. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

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“Batted ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batted%20ball. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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