: 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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Diaz is comfortable hitting the opposite way and has a flatter swing path that has produced more line drives than fly balls in each of the last five years.—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026 Now, his line drive rate is the highest of his career, and his fly ball rate is the lowest of his career.—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Bohm then made a diving grab of Luis Arraez's line drive to third base, and Casey Schmitt flied out.—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 After Reese Atwood ripped a line drive off reliever Payton Burnham to center that was caught, Leighann Goode smoked a double over the head of the left fielder to represent the tying run at second.—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for line drive