Verb
(cricket, baseball) To have one's turn at bat.
To argue in defense of.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Babe Ruth made a baseball fan of me. I used to go to Yankee Stadium just to see him come to bat. Effa Manley
A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as those palms. And I saw the guy come to bat in batting practice. I was looking through a knothole, and I said, "Geez, does that guy look good!" Ted Williams
A kid copies what is good. I remember the first time I saw Lefty O'Doul, and he was as far away as those palms. And I saw the guy come to bat in batting practice. I was looking through a knothole, and I said, "Geez, does that guy look good!" And it was Lefty O'Doul, one of the greatest hitters ever. Ted Williams