: a batted baseball hit in a nearly straight line usually not far above the ground
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He hit a hard line drive to the shortstop.
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Roberts said Hernández felt the injury while chasing down a line drive in the gap in the third inning of Monday's game.—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 In the fifth inning, infielder Cavan Biggio misplayed a line drive.—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025 McNeil then worked a 10-pitch at-bat, sending two line drives down the right side that landed just foul.—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025 Dana Hills sophomore Ryan See’s line drive down the left-field line in the bottom of the seventh inning sent home Tommy Moro with the winning run for a 9-8 walk-off victory over Aliso Niguel in a South Coast League game at Dana HIlls High.—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for line drive
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