Pinch hitting in Baseball is when a substitute batter is brought in to bat for another player during a game. This usually happens when the team wants a better hitter to face a particular pitcher or situation. The pinch hitter replaces the original batter in the lineup and has the opportunity to get a hit or advance runners on base.
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In baseball, pinch hitting is when a substitute batter comes in to hit for another player. This usually happens when a team wants a better hitter in a specific situation. The pinch hitter must be announced to the umpire and then takes the place of the original batter in the lineup.
Bruce Ruffin of the Philadelphia Phillies on September 8, 1987. Jefferies got a single in a pinch hitting appearance.
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No. He made pinch hitting appearances on several occasions.
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A pinch runner is a substitute for a runner that is already on base. If player A is on second base and the manager decides to replace player A with player B, player B would be called a pinch runner.
In the game of baseball, a pinch hitter is the term given to a player that is substituted for the next scheduled hitter. The term gets its name from the phrase in a pinch, meaning the ability to do something in short order or notice.
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Pinch Thomas died December 24, 1953, in Modesto, CA, USA.
Pinch Thomas was born January 24, 1888, in Camp Point, IL, USA.
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A Baseball player hitting foul after foul is done more so to stay alive (not strike out) then to work the pitcher ... You have to keep in mind that the batter him self is using up energy to hit the ball foul ... The batter would rather get a hit then repetitively hitting the ball foul ...