What does pinch-hit mean?
Pinch-hit means (intransitive, baseball) To bat in place of another player.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(intransitive, baseball) To bat in place of another player.
Jones pinch-hit for Smith in the sixth.
“Some people think that pitchers aren't complete athletes and some of them maybe weren't, but others were, so I think you'd remember Red Ruffing who used to pinch‐hit all the time, sometimes for outfielders, even though he was as complete a pitcher there was. […]” If he is wrong, however, and designated hitting does turn out to be a good thing, pinch‐hitting as now understood will become a thing of the past.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch had just inserted Zack Short to pinch-hit for Akil Baddoo, the type of chess-match move Hinch is making more than ever this season.
Jones pinch-hit for Smith during today's presentation.
Use pinch-hit when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pinch-hit means (intransitive, baseball) To bat in place of another player.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Jones pinch-hit for Smith in the sixth.
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