How to Use contact hitter in a Sentence

contact hitter

noun

• The Cubs might look to acquire a more seasoned contact hitter for the top of the order.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2020
• As a speedy contact hitter, Kemp was used to being at the top of the order through college and in the minors.
  — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 5 Aug. 2020
• Not for the renowned contact hitter who finished with as many homers as Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, stars of the deadball era.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
• The Cubs could use at least one high-ceiling major-league-ready pitching prospect and a top-notch contact hitter, for starters.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 17 Nov. 2019
• Last spring, the right-handed Wagner was a contact hitter.
  — Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2022
• One of the major questions prior to this series was whether the Yankees’ swing-and-miss staff would be able to whiff Houston’s contact hitters—the Astros' bat-to-ball skills have the lead so far.
  — Jack Dickey, SI.com, 13 Oct. 2017
• Sophomore Laney Hatridge plays third base and is a contact hitter with power, above average arm and great range.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2021
• He’s known for being a contact hitter, but Espalin is capable of power swings, too.
  — Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2020
• That team was known for relentless contact hitters who slashed doubles and charged aggressively around the bases.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
• The contact hitter has been far more selective at the plate, not only balking at more pitches outside the strike zone but being more selective on pitches in the zone.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2019
• Solid contact hitter who tapped into his power as the season progressed.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2021
• The last of his career-high four walks Saturday was intentional, but the others required him to lay off pitches the 24-year-old contact hitter simply has seemed incapable of for so much of his career.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2019
• Over the next four days, Epstein and his staff will seek to achieve some of their objectives, including acquiring young, impact team-controllable starting pitching and a contact hitter.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 7 Dec. 2019
• Nunez, meanwhile, fits the mold the Marlins have been looking for during their rebuild — defensive-minded, athletic, quick and an above-average contact hitter.
  — Jordan McPherson, miamiherald, 4 June 2019
• Moore arrived in 2006 and finally hit on the winning formula for a team with a modest payroll and a spacious park: contact hitters, slick defenders, dominant relievers and short-term No.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
• The Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros, both leading their divisions, also have slugging contact hitters and present similar problems.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2019
• Epstein will hire a director of hitting and director of pitching in hopes of developing contact hitters and addressing a long-standing void of producing homegrown pitchers.
  — Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Olson has turned himself into an exceptional contact hitter while maintaining his power stroke.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 July 2021
• Nonetheless, Gwynn was baseball’s quintessential contact hitter.
  — Nick Harris, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021

Last Updated: 8 Aug 2024