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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There is also young defensive talent on the team, showcased Saturday with center fielder Lawrence Butler robbing Mike Yastrzemski of an extra-base hit early in the game.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Merrill was 1-for-4 with a double and has 11 extra-base hits (five homers, two triples, four doubles) in his past 12 games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Over the nine-game road trip, De La Cruz was just 6 for 32 with one extra-base hit, a double.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2025
Starting all three games against the Boston Red Sox while Anthony Volpe recovered from a cortisone shot in his left shoulder, Caballero recorded an extra-base hit every night, including a long home run in a 6-4 loss on Sunday.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Merrill was 1-for-4 with a double and has 11 extra-base hits (five homers, two triples, four doubles) in his past 12 games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Over the nine-game road trip, De La Cruz was just 6 for 32 with one extra-base hit, a double.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2025
Starting all three games against the Boston Red Sox while Anthony Volpe recovered from a cortisone shot in his left shoulder, Caballero recorded an extra-base hit every night, including a long home run in a 6-4 loss on Sunday.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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