full count
noun
baseball
: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls
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Pinch hitter Jake Mangum worked a full count walk and Cruz followed by lacing a single to center.
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CBS News, 3 May 2026
Gorman battled Sheehan to a full count.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Rothrock won the matchup, retiring the nation’s leading hitter on a full count to start the final inning.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
David Fry got aboard with a walk when when his third strike on a full count was overturned by the Automated Ball-Strike system.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 3 May 2026
Gorman battled Sheehan to a full count.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Rothrock won the matchup, retiring the nation’s leading hitter on a full count to start the final inning.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
David Fry got aboard with a walk when when his third strike on a full count was overturned by the Automated Ball-Strike system.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Full count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20count. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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