the seventh-inning stretch
noun
baseball
: the time between the two halves of the seventh inning when the people watching a game traditionally stand up and stretch their legs
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The Masters’ green jacket, the haka before New Zealand rugby matches, the seventh-inning stretch in baseball—these rituals are not just trimmings but the connective tissue of sport.
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Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder grabbed the microphone for the seventh-inning stretch.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
William Howard Taft was the first president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game in 1910 and, as legend had it, helped popularize the seventh-inning stretch.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
And then another downfall just before the seventh-inning stretch.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The winning racers will represent their respective condiments in the finals, taking place during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
McDonough introduced numerous innovations during his 17 years with the Cubs, including the annual Cubs Convention and initiating the idea of a guest conductor singing the seventh-inning stretch after broadcaster Harry Caray’s death in 1998.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Eddie Vedder performed the song at Wrigley Field during the seventh-inning stretch at Game 5 of the 2016 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder grabbed the microphone for the seventh-inning stretch.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
William Howard Taft was the first president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game in 1910 and, as legend had it, helped popularize the seventh-inning stretch.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
And then another downfall just before the seventh-inning stretch.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The winning racers will represent their respective condiments in the finals, taking place during the seventh-inning stretch.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
McDonough introduced numerous innovations during his 17 years with the Cubs, including the annual Cubs Convention and initiating the idea of a guest conductor singing the seventh-inning stretch after broadcaster Harry Caray’s death in 1998.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Eddie Vedder performed the song at Wrigley Field during the seventh-inning stretch at Game 5 of the 2016 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“The seventh-inning stretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20seventh-inning%20stretch. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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