bat in
verb
batted in; batting in; bats in
baseball
: to hit the ball in a way that makes it possible for a run to score
He batted in 70 runs last year.
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Masataka Yoshida’s first-pitch leadoff single, his first of two at-bats in the 10-batter inning.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Since all of those games have been during this homestand, that means the Padres have trailed before coming to bat in six of their past seven games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Replays showed the puck hitting right at the very corner of Dorofeyev’s right glove and the shaft of his stick — probably more stick than glove, but the rule is clear-cut that a puck can’t be batted in with the glove.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 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
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Since all of those games have been during this homestand, that means the Padres have trailed before coming to bat in six of their past seven games.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Replays showed the puck hitting right at the very corner of Dorofeyev’s right glove and the shaft of his stick — probably more stick than glove, but the rule is clear-cut that a puck can’t be batted in with the glove.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 25 May 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
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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