extra-base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)—
Tom Verducci
Tom VerducciDespite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.—Michael Martinez
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But Ronald made the play of the game, robbing Pete Alonso of an extra-base hit and doubling Juan Soto off first.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
In the seven games since then, he’s gone just 3-for-25 with no extra-base hits, no walks and seven strikeouts.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Ketel Marte’s third extra-base hit of the night drive in two more runs in the seventh, giving Arizona a 13-7 lead and the slugging second baseman a five-RBI night.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
The players who make fewer outs while also clobbering extra-base hits are the generational talents, the MVPs who are on pace for the Hall of Fame.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
In the seven games since then, he’s gone just 3-for-25 with no extra-base hits, no walks and seven strikeouts.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Ketel Marte’s third extra-base hit of the night drive in two more runs in the seventh, giving Arizona a 13-7 lead and the slugging second baseman a five-RBI night.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
The players who make fewer outs while also clobbering extra-base hits are the generational talents, the MVPs who are on pace for the Hall of Fame.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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