How to Use contact hitter in a Sentence
contact hitter
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The Cubs might look to acquire a more seasoned contact hitter for the top of the order.
—Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 6 Dec. 2020
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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
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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
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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
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Last spring, the right-handed Wagner was a contact hitter.
—Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2022
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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
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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
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He’s known for being a contact hitter, but Espalin is capable of power swings, too.
—Jon Blau, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2020
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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
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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
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Solid contact hitter who tapped into his power as the season progressed.
—Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Olson has turned himself into an exceptional contact hitter while maintaining his power stroke.
—John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 July 2021
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Nonetheless, Gwynn was baseball’s quintessential contact hitter.
—Nick Harris, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
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