batted ball

noun

baseball
: a ball that has been hit by a batter

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Like Valdez, he’s been fortunate on ball batted ball types (84 Unadjusted Contact Score). Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The pitch and batted ball data suggest he's not been as good as a year ago, but Lugo has remained plenty effective. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025 He was victimized by smart base-running when Merrill slowing to make sure he was not hit by Bogaerts’ batted ball to second base distracted Simon just enough for the ball to slip past his glove for the second run in the third inning. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025 Good opponent defense and unfortunate batted ball placement have been hurting the Orioles. Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Batted ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batted%20ball. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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