How to Use bat in in a Sentence

bat in

verb

• Then Horner came to bat in the sixth.
  — Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Four of them have come during his 10 at-bats in June.
  — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 June 2026
• Guzman was hitless in 10 at-bats in his first two games.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
• Cameron connected in his first four at-bats in just five innings.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
• Perez does provide a valuable bat in the lineup.
  — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
• Both were ejected mid-at-bat in a game the Braves would go on to win 7-2.
  — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
• Their logo is an osprey, clasping a baseball bat in its talons.
  — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
• Robinson also went hitless in three at-bats in his debut.
  — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
• An angry Contreras slammed his bat in the dugout.
  — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 May 2026
• Used to aluminum bats in college, Horner had not swung a wooden bat in three years.
  — Doug Haller, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• Sebastian Rivero had to leave the game in the middle of an at-bat in the fifth inning.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
• Tigers rookie Trei Cruz struck in his three at-bats in his major league debut.
  — CBS News, 20 June 2026
• Del Toroo and Spenny bat in front of Marzullo at the top of the order.
  — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
• Cox later moved to center field to finish the game and laced a double in his first major-league at-bat in the ninth inning.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
• But the same can’t be said when Anthony turns the bat in for his glove and heads out to man one of the corner outfield spots.
  — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
• Pérez's outing ended before Soto's third at-bat in the seventh.
  — CBS News, 22 May 2026
• Pérez’s outing ended before Soto’s third at-bat in the seventh.
  — ABC News, 22 May 2026
• And yes, their significant height difference is addressed right off the bat in the pilot with a joke.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
• Schmitt brought in an insurance run in the eighth, batting in Arraez with a sharp double to deep left-center.
  — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
• Boroff and Markham then went deep against Dorn in back-to-back at-bats in the seventh to give Troy the lead for good.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
• Kris Bryant’s last at-bat in Rockies pinstripes happened a year ago this past Sunday.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
• Fermin was met with loud applause before stepping into the batter’s box for his first at-bat in the second inning.
  — Kansas City Star, 19 July 2026
• Ward's 400-foot shot to right came in the 28-year-old's eighth career at-bat in three games with the Dodgers.
  — CBS News, 31 May 2026
• The house is falling apart, bats in the fireplace, ants marching unfazed across the floor, smells of dead creatures decaying in the walls.
  — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• The Wrigley crowd was on its feet for the duration of Crow-Armstrong’s at-bat in the seventh.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
• Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins worked an 11-pitch at-bat in the third inning.
  — Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
• Caglianone said in reference to Thomas’ critical at-bat in extra innings.
  — Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
• Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers left the game mid at-bat in the eighth inning after hurting his wrist on a foul-ball swing.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026
• The Royals did, too, even while avoiding publicly applying pressure to the youngest two bats in the lineup.
  — Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
• Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez left the game in the middle of an at-bat in the sixth inning with a back spasm.
  — CBS News, 24 May 2026