pinch hit

See also: pinch-hit

English

Noun

pinch hit (plural pinch hits)

  1. (baseball) A hit made by a pinch hitter.
    Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth.
    • 2023 May 26, Cody Stavenhagen, “A.J. Hinch is managing with confidence as the Tigers hang tight in the AL Central”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 9 December 2025:
      And two days from now, the original player could be entering in a pinch hit appearance of his own.
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