hit by pitch

Noun

Meaning

hit by pitch

Alternative spelling of hit-by-pitch

hit-by-pitch (plural hit-by-pitches)

(baseball) An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result. The batter is referred to as a hit batsman.

Alternative names

hit-by-pitch

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Examples

Angels reporter Trent Rush charted the outing and unofficially had Ohtani throwing just 15 strikes out of 50 pitches, with eight walks, six wild pitches and a hit-by-pitch. Source: Internet

In the nightcap, the Aggies scored on a hit-by-pitch, an error and a walk before Riley Carley’s RBI fielder’s choice. Source: Internet

Franklin was up next and appeared to be hit by an uncalled hit-by-pitch before popping out to the shortstop. Source: Internet

Another hit-by-pitch put another runner on. Source: Internet

Gavin Daws got on base when hit-by-pitch then later scored on another wild pitch. Source: Internet

Harper exited the game after the second hit-by-pitch and a postgame X-ray came back negative. Source: Internet

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