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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Coming off a good but unspectacular rookie season with the Kansas City Royals, Witt appeared in only five games for Team USA — three as a pinch runner, one as a pinch hitter, one as a defensive replacement.
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Alex Call appeared as a pinch hitter and failed to hit the ball out of the infield, so the Blue Jays walked Shohei Ohtani (his seventh time reaching base tonight) and Mookie Betts intentionally to load the bases.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, though, Smith entered the game in the top of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter, and remained in as a catcher.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 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
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Alex Call appeared as a pinch hitter and failed to hit the ball out of the infield, so the Blue Jays walked Shohei Ohtani (his seventh time reaching base tonight) and Mookie Betts intentionally to load the bases.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
More news: Phillies Manager Has 1-Word Answer After Surprise Ranger Suarez Decision
On Saturday, though, Smith entered the game in the top of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter, and remained in as a catcher.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 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
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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