bat in
phrasal 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.
Examples of bat in in a Sentence
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The crack of the ball off Maya Brady’s bat in the first inning sent a swift, loud message.
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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Cruz capped the scoring in the top of the seventh with a single to left over third base, breaking his aluminum bat in the process, that scored Sebastian Martinez who had walked earlier.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Seiya Suzuki was activated from the IL and is expected to return to the lineup Saturday, giving them another power bat in the heart of the order.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024
How does Bailey maintain that belief with the bat in his hands?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2024
In 2003, a former Bad Boy Entertainment president sued Combs, alleging that in 1996 his former partner threatened him — with a baseball bat in hand — into signing over his shares of the company.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Half empty: Juan Soto, one of the best in the game with a bat in his hand, is gone.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Babin saw a baseball bat in the car between the two front seats and asked Schuckman to get out.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Garcia, who signed a four-year deal with the Marlins ahead of the 2022 season with the hopes of being a power bat in the heart of the lineup, knows his first two seasons in Miami have not lived up to his standards.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Cruz capped the scoring in the top of the seventh with a single to left over third base, breaking his aluminum bat in the process, that scored Sebastian Martinez who had walked earlier.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
Seiya Suzuki was activated from the IL and is expected to return to the lineup Saturday, giving them another power bat in the heart of the order.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024
How does Bailey maintain that belief with the bat in his hands?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2024
In 2003, a former Bad Boy Entertainment president sued Combs, alleging that in 1996 his former partner threatened him — with a baseball bat in hand — into signing over his shares of the company.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Half empty: Juan Soto, one of the best in the game with a bat in his hand, is gone.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Babin saw a baseball bat in the car between the two front seats and asked Schuckman to get out.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Garcia, who signed a four-year deal with the Marlins ahead of the 2022 season with the hopes of being a power bat in the heart of the lineup, knows his first two seasons in Miami have not lived up to his standards.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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