full count
noun
baseball
: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls
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Yandy Diaz then drew a full count against A’s starter Mitch Spence before sending an 84-mph slider 415 feet to center for his 14th home run, giving the Rays a 4-2 lead.
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Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Six pitches later, on a full count, Vázquez hammered a home run to the first row of the second deck just inside the left-field foul pole.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Two innings later, Kershaw threw his fastest pitch of the season so far – a 91.2 mph fastball – on a full count to Juan Soto.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Waters also worked a full count but was caught looking by a 93.6 mph sinker atop the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
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Compiled From Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Six pitches later, on a full count, Vázquez hammered a home run to the first row of the second deck just inside the left-field foul pole.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
Two innings later, Kershaw threw his fastest pitch of the season so far – a 91.2 mph fastball – on a full count to Juan Soto.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
Waters also worked a full count but was caught looking by a 93.6 mph sinker atop the strike zone.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
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“Full count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20count. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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