full count

noun

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

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Sogard followed with another single, and Jarren Duran battled Bassitt to a full count, frustrated with a check swing call, before drawing a walk to load the bases. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Rice also reached a full count against left-hander Mason Fluharty and lined a slider to right field for a 5-2 lead. ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 On a full count, Perez used the end of the bat to reach for an 86 mph sweeper. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 Báez worked a full count in the fourth inning, fouling off a first-pitch changeup and taking another two pitches later for a ball. Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 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 11 Sep. 2026.

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