Synonyms of pinch-hitting

pinch-hitting

verb

present participle of pinch-hit

as in substituting

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester

Synonyms & Similar Words

• substituting
• subbing
• spelling
• standing in
• covering
• filling in
• taking over
• stepping in
• relieving
• understudying
• doubling (as)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pinch-hitting

And in the bottom of the seventh, Yoshida led off with a single, Trevor Story walked, Ceddanne Rafaela, pinch-hitting for Marcelo Mayer, lined a ball past the outstretched glove arm of first baseman Keith, but far inside the right-field line for a two-run single. —Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026

Schmitt grounded into a double play, and Jerar Encarnacion (pinch-hitting for Jung Hoo Lee) struck out swinging. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026

Liam Hicks walked, Owen Caissie doubled and Javier Sanoja, pinch-hitting for Graham Pauley, shot a two-run single back up the middle to stretch the lead to 5-1. —Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026

And which right-handed hitting veteran becomes the pinch-hitting specialist and occasional DH? —Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026

Sawyer Farr, pinch-hitting for Sorrell, blasted a double to right field and drove in Kiel II to tie the game and bring the game to extra innings. —Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026

The Giants have come a long way from Mark Mathias pinch-hitting for Brandon Crawford. —Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

This is Amanda Gerut, Fortune’s West Coast news editor, pinch-hitting for my colleague Allie Garfinkle. —Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025

And after pinch-hitting for Iglesias in the ninth inning last night, Shildt put Mason McCoy at shortstop in the 10th. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025