How to Use contact hitter in a Sentence

contact hitter

noun

• Stott is a good contact hitter.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• The Cubs loaded the bases and had their best contact hitter up with one out.
  — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
• Since the trade deadline, Bichette is the best contact hitter in baseball.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
• The 17-year-old projects as a contact hitter with good plate discipline.
  — Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
• The Cubs might look to acquire a more seasoned contact hitter for the top of the order.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2020
• Lara is a contact hitter from both sides of the plate with exceptionally quick hands and a good eye at the plate.
  — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
• As a speedy contact hitter, Kemp was used to being at the top of the order through college and in the minors.
  — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• The Cubs could use at least one high-ceiling major-league-ready pitching prospect and a top-notch contact hitter, for starters.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• Solid contact hitter who tapped into his power as the season progressed.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2021
• In the minor leagues, Massey profiled as an above-average contact hitter.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
• However, Lee is more of a contact hitter and a plus defender in center field.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• That team was known for relentless contact hitters who slashed doubles and charged aggressively around the bases.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
• He’s known for being a contact hitter, but Espalin is capable of power swings, too.
  — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2020
• Sophomore Laney Hatridge plays third base and is a contact hitter with power, above average arm and great range.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2021
• However, Arraez has some notable holes in his game, even as a superlative contact hitter.
  — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
• Better yet, the Yankees would land a solid contact hitter to place at the top of the lineup ahead of Aaron Judge.
  — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
• The gamble was that Segura, a strong contact hitter, might poke a grounder to the right side, just hard enough to get through but just weak enough to give two runners time to score.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
• Not for the renowned contact hitter who finished with as many homers as Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, stars of the deadball era.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
• Hernández is never going to be confused with a contact hitter or an above-average defender in the corner outfield.
  — Tim Britton, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
• The contact hitter has been far more selective at the plate, not only balking at more pitches outside the strike zone but being more selective on pitches in the zone.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2019
• Olson has turned himself into an exceptional contact hitter while maintaining his power stroke.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 July 2021
• For that reason, Votto predicts a return of the pesky, indefatigable contact hitter.
  — Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 28 July 2023
• Among the notable names on the make is Blue Jays infielder Bo Bichette, a great contact hitter who can get his bat to the ball and has enough pop to hit a good deal of home runs.
  — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
• That would definitely include Robbins, a fearless contact hitter who can also play all three outfield positions but probably will start in center or right.
  — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
• Over the next four days, Epstein and his staff will seek to achieve some of their objectives, including acquiring young, impact team-controllable starting pitching and a contact hitter.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 7 Dec. 2019
• Without power, Cabrera excelled as a contact hitter and was contributing positively.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2022
• Nunez, meanwhile, fits the mold the Marlins have been looking for during their rebuild — defensive-minded, athletic, quick and an above-average contact hitter.
  — Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 4 June 2019
• The Mets could have intentionally walked Hoerner, a very good contact hitter, to set up the double play, but opted to have Kimbrel pitch to him instead.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
• One of the major questions prior to this series was whether the Yankees’ swing-and-miss staff would be able to whiff Houston’s contact hitters—the Astros' bat-to-ball skills have the lead so far.
  — Jack Dickey, SI.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• Epstein will hire a director of hitting and director of pitching in hopes of developing contact hitters and addressing a long-standing void of producing homegrown pitchers.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019