extra-base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)—
Tom Verducci
Tom VerducciDespite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.—Michael Martinez
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Nick Kurtz came into the game ranking first among rookies in home runs (23), RBI (59), on-base percentage (.378), extra-base hits (43), OPS (1.061) and slugging (.683).
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
Tovar won a Gold Glove in 2024 while hitting 26 homers, 45 doubles and four triples for a total of 75 extra-base hits, ranking second in the National League behind MVP Shohei Ohtani (99 extra-base hits).
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
But the player Miami got, catcher Agustin Ramirez, has 14 homers at the break and 35 extra-base hits in 71 games, a Marlins rookie record.
—Greg Cote
july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Robert made his diving catch to take away a potential extra-base hit from Isiah Kiner-Falefa leading off the third.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2025
Tovar won a Gold Glove in 2024 while hitting 26 homers, 45 doubles and four triples for a total of 75 extra-base hits, ranking second in the National League behind MVP Shohei Ohtani (99 extra-base hits).
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
But the player Miami got, catcher Agustin Ramirez, has 14 homers at the break and 35 extra-base hits in 71 games, a Marlins rookie record.
—Greg Cote
july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Robert made his diving catch to take away a potential extra-base hit from Isiah Kiner-Falefa leading off the third.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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