full count
noun
baseball
: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls
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The Brewers loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but Colin Holderman retired Andrew Vaughn, who worked a full count, to end the inning on a grounder.
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
But Yamamoto worked back to a full count.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Bibee exited in the eighth after Torkelson homered to center on a full count.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Latz had two outs in the ninth inning with the game tying run on second base and the game winning run on first with Brayan Rocchio at the plate with a full count and struck him out swinging to earn the save.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
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ABC News, 18 June 2026
But Yamamoto worked back to a full count.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Bibee exited in the eighth after Torkelson homered to center on a full count.
—CBS News, 12 June 2026
Latz had two outs in the ninth inning with the game tying run on second base and the game winning run on first with Brayan Rocchio at the plate with a full count and struck him out swinging to earn the save.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
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“Full count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20count. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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