full count
noun
baseball
: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls
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Later in the at-bat, Judge homered on a full count to give the Yankees the lead.
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
After a walk to hit pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa on a full count, Martin replaced Garcia and got a first pitch pop-up from old friend Adolis García that got caught up in the swirling 18-mph wind.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Francona saw a walk by Eugenio Suárez on a full count overturned to a strikeout in the fourth inning while Connor Phillips’ ninth-inning strikeout of Boston’s Roman Anthony — also on a full count — overturned to a walk.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Francona saw a walk by Eugenio Suárez on a full count overturned to a strikeout in the fourth inning while Connor Phillips' ninth-inning strikeout of Boston's Roman Anthony — also on a full count — overturned to a walk.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
After a walk to hit pinch-hitter Edmundo Sosa on a full count, Martin replaced Garcia and got a first pitch pop-up from old friend Adolis García that got caught up in the swirling 18-mph wind.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Francona saw a walk by Eugenio Suárez on a full count overturned to a strikeout in the fourth inning while Connor Phillips’ ninth-inning strikeout of Boston’s Roman Anthony — also on a full count — overturned to a walk.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Francona saw a walk by Eugenio Suárez on a full count overturned to a strikeout in the fourth inning while Connor Phillips' ninth-inning strikeout of Boston's Roman Anthony — also on a full count — overturned to a walk.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Full count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20count. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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