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base hit

NOUN
hit allowing baseball player to advance
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On the fifth pitch of his second at-bat versus Yamamoto, Kim ripped a base hit to right field.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

George Springer led off with a base hit, was bunted over to second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch.

From BBC Nov. 2, 2025

In the eighth, he tacked on another base hit when a ground ball to first was deflected.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2025

“Say your first baseman gets a base hit in a tie game leading off the ninth inning,” said Perry Hill, who coached Seattle’s Dylan Moore to a Gold Glove as a utility player last season.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2025

But I know Webb doesn’t care where the outfielders are playing, because if there’s a base hit, he’s sending Luis no matter what.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner



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