extra-base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)—
Tom Verducci
Tom VerducciDespite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.—Michael Martinez
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Robert made his diving catch to take away a potential extra-base hit from Isiah Kiner-Falefa leading off the third.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
Xander Bogaerts drove in his first run of July with his first extra-base hit of July.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
His eighth inning extra-base hit with the bases loaded gave the New York Mets a one-run lead.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Hebert made the most of her opportunity, ripping a two-out double — the only extra-base hit of the game — to score Aldrich and put the Tigers on top.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
Xander Bogaerts drove in his first run of July with his first extra-base hit of July.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
His eighth inning extra-base hit with the bases loaded gave the New York Mets a one-run lead.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Hebert made the most of her opportunity, ripping a two-out double — the only extra-base hit of the game — to score Aldrich and put the Tigers on top.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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