batting
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈbætɪŋ/
- US
:
bateo
- To get on base, you must focus on your batting technique when the pitcher throws the ball.
- batting average
- batting order
- batting practice
And it was in like, Joe Mauer, MVP, Gold Glover, batting champion, legend.
- And it was in like, Joe Mauer, MVP, Gold Glover, batting champion, legend.
- So we were we were having batting practice and and I remember my mom calling me upstairs and she sat down in I'll never forget it.
- Got an excellent batting average batter up.
Examples
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Now batting for the Red Sox, number 34, David Ortiz.
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The most difficult variables to predict were batting average and slugging percentage.
Academic text (1990) -
I hope you improve your batting average.
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He'll win the batting title going away.
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Your batting average is pretty bad.
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This says that all other things being equal, a team with a higher batting average will score fewer runs.
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Dad and I are going to the batting cage tonight.
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Clark finished the 1992 season with a batting average of exactly .300.
Academic text (1992) -
Last year he was the American League batting champ with a 352 average.
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Despite knowing everything about baseball, I've never been inside of a batting cage before.
Synonyms
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The movement a player makes with a bat to hit a thrown ball
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The number of hits a batter gets divided by how many times they officially bat
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Etymology
Batting comes from the simple tool bat, a stick used to hit a ball. So batting means the action of using the bat to try to hit the ball and get on base.