pinch hitter

Example Sentences

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With two outs and the tying run on first in the top of the ninth, he sent Chaney up to the plate as a pinch hitter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He celebrated his 28th birthday on Friday by entering in the seventh inning as a pinch hitter and banging a game-tying single on his first-ever postseason swing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

“Like a pinch hitter or an assassin, he comes in and just perfectly executes the assignment of every scene.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

He gave up a single to pinch hitter Jacob Stinson and a walk to Wade Hadeen.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

Can’t I have a pinch hitter to take me home?

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman