full count

noun

baseball
: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls

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With the bases loaded, one out and a full count, Jorge Polanco – who was 0-for-5 up until that point – sent the 472nd pitch of the night into right field, and sent the Seattle Mariners to their first American League Championship Series (ALCS) in 24 years with a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers. Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025 With the score tied in the seventh inning and runners on first and second, two outs and a full count, Chisholm possibly saved the Yankees’ season. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Norby had singled to left with one out after working a full count. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2025 Brown then went to a full count against Masataka Yoshida and hit him on the payoff pitch, giving the Red Sox two baserunners with no outs. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for full count

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“Full count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20count. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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