contact hitter

noun

: a hitter in baseball who seldom strikes out

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Gamble, who is a Des Moines, Iowa native, projects to be a solid left-handed contact hitter at the next level. Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025 And prolific contact hitter Masataka Yoshida, who was top-10 in low-strikeout-rate last season, is set to return from shoulder surgery, making his season debut probably on Wednesday, manager Alex Cora said. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 Advertisement Dodgers More than home runs: How Teoscar Hernández has become a clutch contact hitter for Dodgers July 15, 2024 However, in an untimed, three-out bonus period, Hernández caught fire, belting six home runs to edge out hometown Texas Rangers star Adolis García by one. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 But their best contact hitter is not with the team. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for contact hitter

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First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of contact hitter was in 1982

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“Contact hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contact%20hitter. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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