pinch hit
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Young decided to pinch hit her for designated hitter Thaima Maximiliana despite having never seen her hit in person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
If Scott had thrown a scoreless inning and sent the game into the 10th, Roberts planned to have Ohtani pinch hit for Miguel Rojas, the third batter due up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Servais couldn’t call on Raleigh fast enough to pinch hit for backup catcher Seby Zavala.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
Thomson has been more cagey of late about Hoskins’ status, though the first baseman would be unable to do anything but pinch hit.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
"Here's where I make a pinch hit, then," said the mayor sharply.
From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Hugh S. Fullerton
And in the eighth, the right-handed hitting Rojas pinch-hit for Alex Freeland against Diamondbacks left-hander Brandyn Garcia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
But after Smith hit a two-out double, leaving first base open, the Diamondbacks surely would have intentionally walked Ohtani if he pinch-hit for Espinal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Is it on par with Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit, walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
By the time the inning ended, a pair of Los Angeles relievers had let nine runs cross the plate, punctuated by Addison Barger’s pinch-hit grand slam, the first in World Series history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
He was called off the bench to pinch-hit with two outs in the ninth, two Dodgers on base after walks, and the enemy leading by one run.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
It has been that way in every lineup card this season except for the three games in which Grant was either limited to pinch-hitting duties or sidelined because of a minor hamstring injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
Openers Phil Salt and Will Jacks combined for 39, but both struggled to unleash their trademark bombastic pinch-hitting and they fell in quick succession, skying catches off the bowling of Jayden Seales.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
Occasionally it’s pinch-hitting for substance, mere showiness with nothing behind it.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
The Diamondbacks trailed 4-2 in the seventh, but Gurriel - pinch-hitting for Jose Herrera - hit a full-count, changeup over the left field fence off Nick Martinez to tie the game.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
“Doc” Scanlon was pitching for Brooklyn, and, evidently intimidated by Sam’s pinch-hitting reputation or something, suddenly became wild and gave the Giant batter three balls.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Christy Mathewson
