Examples of pinch hitter in a Sentence
the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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Taylor Roman was inserted as a pinch hitter and delivered for the Rebels with a game-tying double off the wall in left center for her 15th RBI of the season.
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Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
With two outs, towering outfielder Carson McCusker made his major league debut as a pinch hitter and grounded out.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
Hoerner, on his 28th birthday, followed with an RBI single to center field to cut the Marlins’ lead to 4-3 and bring up Turner, who entered in the seventh as a pinch hitter and remained at third base.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Turner, who had entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, lined a two-run, walk-off double into the left-field corner to complete the victory.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
With two outs, towering outfielder Carson McCusker made his major league debut as a pinch hitter and grounded out.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
Hoerner, on his 28th birthday, followed with an RBI single to center field to cut the Marlins’ lead to 4-3 and bring up Turner, who entered in the seventh as a pinch hitter and remained at third base.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Turner, who had entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, lined a two-run, walk-off double into the left-field corner to complete the victory.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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