bat in
phrasal verb
batted in; batting in; bats in
baseball
: to hit the ball in a way that makes it possible for a run to score
He batted in 70 runs last year.
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Luis Robert Jr #88 of the Chicago White Sox bats in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rate Field on July 8, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The Cardinals added a steady left-handed bat in Gurevitch, a Pacific Palisades native who starred at the University of San Diego.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Health officials in Louisville are warning residents to be cautious after a bat in the Okolona neighborhood tested positive for rabies.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
Castellanos has been a key bat in their lineup, as the right fielder has a .278 batting average with 11 home runs and 49 RBI.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The Cardinals added a steady left-handed bat in Gurevitch, a Pacific Palisades native who starred at the University of San Diego.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Health officials in Louisville are warning residents to be cautious after a bat in the Okolona neighborhood tested positive for rabies.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2025
Castellanos has been a key bat in their lineup, as the right fielder has a .278 batting average with 11 home runs and 49 RBI.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
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“Bat in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bat%20in. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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