contact hitter

noun

|Updated on: 25 May 2018

Definition of contact hitter

: a hitter in baseball who seldom strikes out

Recent Examples of contact hitter from the Web

Jose Altuve Pros: Best contact hitter in the league.

— ted berg, For The Win, "Who is the second best player in Major League Baseball?," 26 Apr. 2018
Moore arrived in 2006 and finally hit on the winning formula for a team with a modest payroll and a spacious park: contact hitters, slick defenders, dominant relievers and short-term No.

— tyler kepner, New York Times, "After Reviving the Royals, Hosmer and Cain Try to Spark Other Teams," 5 Mar. 2018
Key returning starters include senior SS/2B Jackson Loftin and 2B/SS Diego Davilla up the middle, two of the best contact hitters.

— alvaro montano, Houston Chronicle, "Baseball: Klein Collins aims for 6th straight district title," 2 Mar. 2018
One of the major questions prior to this series was whether the Yankees’ swing-and-miss staff would be able to whiff Houston’s contact hitters—the Astros' bat-to-ball skills have the lead so far.

— jack dickey, SI.com, "Dallas Keuchel Spearheads Astros' 2-1 Win Over Yankees in ALCS Game 1," 13 Oct. 2017

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