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 Phillies have four extra-base hits in 87 plate appearances against lefty starters.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Adell belted a two-run homer, the first extra-base hit of the season for a player who hit 37 homers last year.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Before the hit in the ninth, Tatis took away an extra-base hit by getting a fantastic jump and running 90 feet to chase down a 104 mph line drive to the gap in right-center field for the second out of the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The home run was the 427th extra-base hit of Albies’ career which moved him into sole possession of the ninth-most in franchise history.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Adell belted a two-run homer, the first extra-base hit of the season for a player who hit 37 homers last year.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Before the hit in the ninth, Tatis took away an extra-base hit by getting a fantastic jump and running 90 feet to chase down a 104 mph line drive to the gap in right-center field for the second out of the sixth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The home run was the 427th extra-base hit of Albies’ career which moved him into sole possession of the ninth-most in franchise history.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026.
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