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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San Diego filled the bases in the seventh with one out via walks to Jake Cronenworth, pinch hitter Ryan O'Hearn and Fernando Tatis Jr.
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Field Level Media, Reuters, 3 Sep. 2025
Prieto struck out as a pinch hitter against hard-throwing Tony Santillan of the Cincinnati Reds in his MLB debut.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Guerrero popped out as a pinch hitter in Sunday’s loss at Miami.
—Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
August 14, 2025 The knee sprain was the reason, Boone said, that Goldschmidt could not be used as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning Wednesday when the Twins pulled ace starter Joe Ryan in favor of lefty reliever Kody Funderburk.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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Field Level Media, Reuters, 3 Sep. 2025
Prieto struck out as a pinch hitter against hard-throwing Tony Santillan of the Cincinnati Reds in his MLB debut.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Guerrero popped out as a pinch hitter in Sunday’s loss at Miami.
—Ian Harrison, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
August 14, 2025 The knee sprain was the reason, Boone said, that Goldschmidt could not be used as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning Wednesday when the Twins pulled ace starter Joe Ryan in favor of lefty reliever Kody Funderburk.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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