Examples of pinch hitter in a Sentence
the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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Chourio, who led off the Brewers’ Game 2 loss with a home run off Yoshinobu Yamamoto, was replaced during his at-bat by pinch hitter Blake Perkins in the seventh inning.
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, though, Smith entered the game in the top of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter, and remained in as a catcher.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
The club went silently in the bottom of the ninth, with pinch hitters Carlos Narvaez, Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard going down 1-2-3.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
The Twins’ eighth-inning rally fell short when pinch hitter Carson McCusker — in for Mickey Gasper, who had hit a home run in his previous at-bat — grounded out to short.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
More news: Phillies Manager Has 1-Word Answer After Surprise Ranger Suarez Decision
On Saturday, though, Smith entered the game in the top of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter, and remained in as a catcher.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Oct. 2025
The club went silently in the bottom of the ninth, with pinch hitters Carlos Narvaez, Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard going down 1-2-3.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
The Twins’ eighth-inning rally fell short when pinch hitter Carson McCusker — in for Mickey Gasper, who had hit a home run in his previous at-bat — grounded out to short.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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