Examples of pinch hitter in a Sentence
the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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Lefty Brendon Little came on and struck out pinch hitter Andy Ibañez, but both runners advanced on a double steal before Denzel Clarke tied it with an infield single.
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Closer Ryan Helsley struck out the side in the ninth, getting pinch hitter Trevor Larnach with a runner on second to end it.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Eaton, meanwhile, would function primarily as a late-inning pinch hitter or runner who might occasionally start against left-handers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Witt, as the youngest member of Team USA at the 2023 WBC, appeared in only five games — three as a pinch-runner, one as a pinch hitter, one as a defensive replacement.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Closer Ryan Helsley struck out the side in the ninth, getting pinch hitter Trevor Larnach with a runner on second to end it.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Eaton, meanwhile, would function primarily as a late-inning pinch hitter or runner who might occasionally start against left-handers.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Witt, as the youngest member of Team USA at the 2023 WBC, appeared in only five games — three as a pinch-runner, one as a pinch hitter, one as a defensive replacement.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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