How to Use bat in in a Sentence

bat in

phrasal verb

• The ballpark was abuzz when the Mets came to bat in the ninth.
  — Barry Jacobs – Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The crack of the ball off Maya Brady’s bat in the first inning sent a swift, loud message.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
• Half empty: Juan Soto, one of the best in the game with a bat in his hand, is gone.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
• The bottom of the eighth inning ended with Judge on deck, and the Yankees did not bat in the ninth.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
• The park is also a great place to spot bats in the caves in late summer and early fall.
  — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
• Canzone is one of the hottest bats in the minor leagues with a 1.062 OPS, and Bliss is a speedy fireplug on the rise.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• Babin saw a baseball bat in the car between the two front seats and asked Schuckman to get out.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
• The culprits, again, are the two big lefty bats in the lineup, Harper and Schwarber.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2023
• Torkelson flashed a booming bat in the second half last year.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
• So in Benin City, every evening, there’s always bats in the sky, just flying to their cave.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
• How does Bailey maintain that belief with the bat in his hands?
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2024
• Most people are still cleaving to Trump like Tiberian bats in a cave.
  — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
• If all goes according to plan, both of them will bat in the top half of their Opening Day lineup.
  — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• There’s also a chance to spot balsam trees, air plants, and even parrots and bats in the surrounding forests.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
• Strong words, coming from the guy who’s been slamming kegs and custom drum kits with metal bats in a clown mask for the past three decades.
  — Chris Payne, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024
• The next several weeks will reveal whether batting in his new spot will suit Betts.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
• Each pack comes with 60 black bats in four different sizes that can be arranged on walls, doors, and windows.
  — Amanda Oliver, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
• After Howard struck out Brandon Marsh to strand two runners and end the fourth, Marsh tossed his bat in frustration.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
• Nick Allen, the A’s third-round pick in the 2017 draft, was the Opening Day starter and is an elite defender, but has been all-glove and no bat in parts of three seasons in the majors.
  — Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
• Everyone who follows the team knows the real and lasting fix rests among the top five bats in the order, the health of starters Joe Musgrove, Michael Wacha and more.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• Desperate to keep the left-handed-hitting Lux’s bat in the lineup, the Dodgers moved Lux to second base and asked Betts to play shortstop.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• The Cincinnati Health Department received eight reports of bats in homes in May.
  — Ruth Cronin, The Enquirer, 5 June 2024
• All to accommodate Lux, who will take Betts’ spot at second base because the Dodgers want his bat in the lineup.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• Watch and record where the more than 30 species of bat in Texas live, sending your observations to scientists.
  — Science Near Me, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2023
• But having the two-time MVP’s bat in the lineup will likely be a net positive for the Dodgers for the foreseeable future.
  — Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• Theo Coughlin, who went 2-for-2 with a walk, two runs scored and another batted in, led off with a single up the middle.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
• Snell’s near-no-no two weeks ago was on Yastrzemski’s mind as the ball left De La Cruz’s bat in his direction.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
• On her second day on the job, a sergeant shot and killed a 66-year-old woman who had schizophrenia and was holding a baseball bat in her Bronx apartment.
  — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
• The three-time most valuable player, with a helmet on his head, an extra padded batting glove on his left hand and a bat in the other, approached the plate.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
• After loading the site in a web browser, users play as Kendrick, bat in hand, waiting for owls to pop up in one of four directions, at progressively increasing speed, to be hit.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024