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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San Francisco’s Finn Allen broke the T20 record by batting in 151 runs to power the Unicorns’ offense, also breaking the all-time sixes record with 19.
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
The Yankees then batted around and Wells brought in two more while Paul Goldschmidt and Trent Grisham batted in three more.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Myers stayed in the game and batted in the bottom of the seventh.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
Playing primarily as the Isotopes first baseman, Hiura swung a hot bat in May, slashing .345/.427/.726 with six doubles, a triple, and eight home runs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
The Yankees then batted around and Wells brought in two more while Paul Goldschmidt and Trent Grisham batted in three more.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Myers stayed in the game and batted in the bottom of the seventh.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025
Playing primarily as the Isotopes first baseman, Hiura swung a hot bat in May, slashing .345/.427/.726 with six doubles, a triple, and eight home runs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2025
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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