1) Batty guy 2) Certain substitute player 3) Diamond substitute 4) Late-inning substitute 5) One coming off the bench 6) Player coming off the bench 7) Substitute in an emergency
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a lower order batsman promoted up the batting order to increase the run rate. The term, if not the precise sense, is borrowed from baseball.
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In baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player who has not yet entered the game as a substitute. Unlike basketball, American football, or ice hockey, baseball does not have a `free substitution rule` and thus the replaced playe.....
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[cricket] In cricket, pinch hitter or slogger is the usual term for a batsman (not a substitute, unlike in baseball) promoted up the batting order in order to score quick runs. As attempting to score runs quickly involves playing more aggressive shots and thus an increased likelihood of being dismissed, it is generally considered unwise for...
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(from the article `baseball`) The use of a substitute as an offensive tactic most commonly involves sending in a pinch hitter—that is, taking a hitter out of the lineup and ...
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A recent and, as far as we can tell, entirely inappropriate borrowing from baseball. Rather than a substitute batsman (not allowed anyway - see Substitute), a 'pinch hitter' is a big-hitting tail-ender, promoted to the top of the batting order to take advantage of field-placement restrictions in the first 15 overs of a 50-over one-day innings.
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n] - (baseball or softball) a substitute for the regular batter
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A pinch hitter baseball player that is substituted for another player in the batting order for one plate appearance. The player substituted from the game is removed from the game and can’t reenter the game. The player who pinch hits fills the position of the removed player. A pinch hitter is typically used for pitchers who are due up to bat but a...
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A substitute hitting, which comes in during a critical situation.
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A substitute batter. Commonly used in the National League when it is the pitchers turn to bat.
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A substitute baseball hitter.
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noun (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
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