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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Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt then inserted left-handed pinch hitter Daniel Schneemann, who singled to left to give the Guardians a 5-2 lead.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The club went silently in the bottom of the ninth, with pinch hitters Carlos Narvaez, Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard going down 1-2-3.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
The Twins’ eighth-inning rally fell short when pinch hitter Carson McCusker — in for Mickey Gasper, who had hit a home run in his previous at-bat — grounded out to short.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert replaced Caglianone and Nick Loftin came to the plate as a pinch hitter.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The club went silently in the bottom of the ninth, with pinch hitters Carlos Narvaez, Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard going down 1-2-3.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
The Twins’ eighth-inning rally fell short when pinch hitter Carson McCusker — in for Mickey Gasper, who had hit a home run in his previous at-bat — grounded out to short.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert replaced Caglianone and Nick Loftin came to the plate as a pinch hitter.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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