line drive

NOUN

baseball hit that is straight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

liner

WEAK

clothesline line shot rope

Example Sentences

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He also patrolled left field and snared a line drive to end the top of the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

A pitcher caught a line drive — or rather, the ball caught him — with his jersey.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Toronto's Alejandro Kirk was hit by a pitch from reliever Roki Sasaki and replaced by speedy pinch-runner Myles Straw, before Addison Barger's line drive wedged under the wall in left centre field.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

In the fourth, Teoscar Hernández came up empty on an over-aggressive and ill-advised sliding attempt down the right-field line, playing a Daulton Varsho line drive into a triple that set up a sacrifice fly.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Alex turned to see Rex racing across the grass, chasing down a line drive tennis ball.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers