- a variation of batt.
bat
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The “closer” might not pitch the ninth if, say, an opponent’s best three hitters are due to bat in the seventh or eighth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
At this time, no one is believed to have made direct skin contact with the bat, the county said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Spirit were in immediate trouble after being putting in to bat in their opening fixture, losing openers Grace Harris and Amy Jones for four and a golden duck.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nootbaar played in the major leagues, not in the Japanese league, so he was not sure he would get a song until he came up to bat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Twig pulled bus fare for all of us out of her pocket, and the bus driver didn’t bat an eye.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
Joshua accepted the media's interest but gently batted questions away.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A furry AI pet batted its eyelashes at cooing onlookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Luke had Tommy John surgery after two years pitching for Dallas Baptist, then batted .337 with 16 home runs as a designated hitter last spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Last month, the Fed released a remarkably terse statement after its June meeting, and Warsh batted away questions from reporters on the outlook for interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
She struck a model’s pose and batted her eyelashes.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
He has played only 30 games all season primarily because of an earlier injury to the same foot and is batting .170.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Two years later Robinson was named the most valuable player after leading the National League in batting average and stolen bases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
His batting average: .266 before Smith’s injury, .233 since then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
His career batting average to that point was .000—he went 0 for 12 in a brief stint with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The cannons are aimed, for the moment, at cattle upon the glacis, and children batting at the sky with sticks.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
