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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Additionally, earlier in the game, Ramirez added his 15th extra-base hit in just his 21st Major League game.
—Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
The Padres had seven hits against Evans in his six innings but could not capitalize on a pair of singles that began their half of the third inning or a pair of two-out extra-base hits in the next two innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
But Turner entered play on Tuesday with a 35 wRC+ and had yet to deliver an extra-base hit in 70 plate appearances.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 14 May 2025
He’s added 11 steals, nine extra-base hits, 26 runs, and 20 RBIs.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 17 May 2025
The Padres had seven hits against Evans in his six innings but could not capitalize on a pair of singles that began their half of the third inning or a pair of two-out extra-base hits in the next two innings.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
But Turner entered play on Tuesday with a 35 wRC+ and had yet to deliver an extra-base hit in 70 plate appearances.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 14 May 2025
He’s added 11 steals, nine extra-base hits, 26 runs, and 20 RBIs.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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