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the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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The Phillies, as a team, have only eight hits and three doubles from their pinch hitters in 2024.
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Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Giancarlo Stanton fouled out to the catcher with two on in the seventh, dropping to 4 for 44 as a pinch hitter.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
Weaver struck out pinch hitter Will Brennan and got Guardians superstar third baseman José Ramírez to ground out, ending the threat.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: After Houston took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh, pinch hitter Andy Ibañez hit a double with the bases loaded to give Detroit the lead for good in the eighth.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Giancarlo Stanton fouled out to the catcher with two on in the seventh, dropping to 4 for 44 as a pinch hitter.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
Weaver struck out pinch hitter Will Brennan and got Guardians superstar third baseman José Ramírez to ground out, ending the threat.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: After Houston took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh, pinch hitter Andy Ibañez hit a double with the bases loaded to give Detroit the lead for good in the eighth.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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