Synonyms of pinch hitters

pinch hitters

noun

plural of pinch hitter

as in substitutes

a person or thing that takes the place of another

the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substitutes
• replacements
• backups
• designated hitters
• assistants
• surrogates
• subs
• locum tenentes
• reserves
• reliefs
• covers
• proxies
• stand-ins
• fill-ins
• delegates
• deputies
• alternates
• factors
• apologies
• seconds
• representatives
• agents
• attorneys
• makeshifts
• reps
• assignees
• successors
• envoys
• commissaries
• procurators
• superseders
• relievers
• stopgaps
• understudies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinch hitters

Managers call upon pinch hitters to substitute for batters and to increase the chances of getting a hit. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026

But through the course of 162 games, Venable pushed countless buttons and pulled endless levers for a team that used an opener a league-high 31 times and turned to pinch hitters more than all but one other club. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Aroldis Chapman issued a pair of walks to pinch hitters Max Schuemann and Amed Rosario in the ninth before securing his 13th save. — CBS News, 5 June 2026

Each hit a home run, making this the first time two American League pinch hitters hit home runs in the same game. — Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

Both entered the game as pinch hitters. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

The club has five starting-caliber outfielders and can only play four at a time, and since four of those outfielders also bat left-handed, the Red Sox can’t even set up a platoon or effectively deploy pinch hitters late in game. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026

Agnifilo, Kaplan and Geragos are joining Weinstein’s team as pinch hitters ahead of his next appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court on March 4, with a trial date still to be set for the outstanding third-degree rape charge concerning an alleged assault on aspiring actor Jessica Mann in 2013. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026

There’s also pressure on the bench because teammates, like pinch hitters, never know when they may be subbed in. — Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025