1. leadoff - Noun
2. leadoff - Adjective
leadoff (plural leadoffs)
Alternative spelling of lead off
leadoff (not comparable)
Beginning something by leading the way.
The leadoff batter began the inning with a double, setting a good example for the following players. (Common baseball usage.)
I can't think of average. I have to go for the long ball. We have only Stargell to hit homers. You need more than one man. We have the best leadoff man in baseball in Matty Alou. He will get on base. We have to get the long hits. Roberto Clemente
After a leadoff triple by Offerman, Valentin homered to put the Red Sox ahead 2–0. Source: Internet
After stalling or slipping in the polls for most of 2019, Bernie Sanders is now closing hard just before the leadoff contests. Source: Internet
Aldridge, the leadoff hitter, had four hits, including a triple, and she had two RBIs and three runs scored. Source: Internet
Blue Moon Odom shut down Detroit 5–0 in Game 2. The end of Game 2 was marred by an ugly incident in which Tiger reliever Lerrin Lagrow hit A's shortstop and leadoff hitter Bert Campaneris on the ankle with a pitch. Source: Internet
Bernie Williams hit a leadoff single in the sixth and moved to second on a wild pitch one out later before Jorge Posada walked. Source: Internet