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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The Rockies, blasted for 17 hits, including 10 extra-base hits, have lost 15 of their last 21 games at home.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
The Brewers finished with 10 extra-base hits.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Dominic Canzone drove in two runs with a pair of long extra-base hits for the Mariners, who had lost two straight after an eight-game winning streak.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in Gasper with an RBI double, Caleb Durbin had an RBI double for his sixth extra-base hit in his last six games, and Ceddanne Rafaela beat out a close play at first for an RBI infield single to cap off the rally and make it 8-0 Red Sox.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
The Brewers finished with 10 extra-base hits.
—ABC News, 7 June 2026
Dominic Canzone drove in two runs with a pair of long extra-base hits for the Mariners, who had lost two straight after an eight-game winning streak.
—CBS News, 6 June 2026
Isiah Kiner-Falefa drove in Gasper with an RBI double, Caleb Durbin had an RBI double for his sixth extra-base hit in his last six games, and Ceddanne Rafaela beat out a close play at first for an RBI infield single to cap off the rally and make it 8-0 Red Sox.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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