at bat
noun
plural at bats
baseball
: a turn at batting
had three hits in five at bats
Note: For the purposes of calculating a player's batting average and slugging percentage, an official at bat is charged for each turn at batting except when the player walks, hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly, is hit by a pitched ball, or is interfered with by the catcher.
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The Japanese standout has struggled to earn playing time all season, and even after Anthony went down and theoretically opened a starting spot, Yoshida still battled for at bats with Mickey Gasper.
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Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Nathaniel Lowe came in for Suárez's next at bat in the eighth.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
The series between the Angels and A’s began with the home team collecting six straight hits and scoring five runs before the visitors had another turn at bat.
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Jason Burke,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
The Bulldogs scored in the fifth when Phelps, who was 1 for 11 in the CWS and struck out his first two times at bat, doubled in Brennan Hudson for Georgia's first hit.
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CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Nathaniel Lowe came in for Suárez's next at bat in the eighth.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
The series between the Angels and A’s began with the home team collecting six straight hits and scoring five runs before the visitors had another turn at bat.
—
Jason Burke,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
The Bulldogs scored in the fifth when Phelps, who was 1 for 11 in the CWS and struck out his first two times at bat, doubled in Brennan Hudson for Georgia's first hit.
—
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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“At bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20bat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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