off the bat

phrase

: without delay : immediately

recognized him right off the bat

Examples of off the bat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman left Sunday's game in the fourth inning after being struck in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Michael Busch while standing near the on-deck circle. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Arnold suffered his injury when he was struck in the face by a 107-mph liner off the bat of Giants’ prospect Bo Davidson in the first inning of Arnold’s start for Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Super strong, athletic, super high exit velocities off the bat. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026

With a man on and one out, a Guerrero single and a grounder off the bat of George Springer followed. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for off the bat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat