at bat
noun
plural at bats
baseball
: a turn at batting
had three hits in five at bats
Note: For the purposes of calculating a player's batting average and slugging percentage, an official at bat is charged for each turn at batting except when the player walks, hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly, is hit by a pitched ball, or is interfered with by the catcher.
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Known for his mastery of the strike zone, Soto struck out looking in each of his first two trips to the plate, and in each at bat all three strikes were called.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Over at Pitcher List, Kyle Bland has focused on bat acceleration, a look at bat speed that adjusts for contact point and swing length.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 May 2025
One of the finishing touches will be the installation of a 4-foot by 8-foot mural of a cartoonish bull pitching a ball to a cow at bat designed and created by Ramona artist Johnathan Martinez.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Mark Mallinger Malibu Entering Friday’s game against Arizona, the two players who primarily bat at or near the bottom of the Dodgers’ lineup (and ahead of Shohei Ohtani starting from his second at bat) were hitting .188 and .135.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Over at Pitcher List, Kyle Bland has focused on bat acceleration, a look at bat speed that adjusts for contact point and swing length.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 16 May 2025
One of the finishing touches will be the installation of a 4-foot by 8-foot mural of a cartoonish bull pitching a ball to a cow at bat designed and created by Ramona artist Johnathan Martinez.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Mark Mallinger Malibu Entering Friday’s game against Arizona, the two players who primarily bat at or near the bottom of the Dodgers’ lineup (and ahead of Shohei Ohtani starting from his second at bat) were hitting .188 and .135.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
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“At bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20bat. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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