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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Sox center fielder Tristan Peters ran a long way and made a catch while crashing into the wall to prevent an extra-base hit for Dylan Beavers in the fourth inning.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
After a successful head-first slide on a contested play at second base, Kuroda-Grauer ended up with a double, his third MLB hit and first extra-base hit.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Lowe was 10 for 33 with 27 RBIs with the bases loaded during his six-year career, but had managed only two extra-base hits in those situations prior to going deep off starter Aaron Civale in the second inning.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Miami finished with eight extra-base hits, including a two-run double from Leo Jiménez in the second and a bases-clearing triple from Javier Sanoja in the seventh.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
After a successful head-first slide on a contested play at second base, Kuroda-Grauer ended up with a double, his third MLB hit and first extra-base hit.
—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Lowe was 10 for 33 with 27 RBIs with the bases loaded during his six-year career, but had managed only two extra-base hits in those situations prior to going deep off starter Aaron Civale in the second inning.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Miami finished with eight extra-base hits, including a two-run double from Leo Jiménez in the second and a bases-clearing triple from Javier Sanoja in the seventh.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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