full count

noun

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

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Toronto's Nathan Lukes worked Shugart into a full count as his season-long struggles continued. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Riley worked a full count and then unloaded on a 3-2 splitter that caught too much of the plate. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Reliever Jose Cuas went into a 12-pitch battle with Lewis, featuring five straight foul balls on a full count. Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026 Jake Cronenworth, the previous night’s walk-off hero, then got to a full count. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 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 14 Aug. 2026.

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