pinch hit

Speech parts

1. pinch hit - Noun

2. pinch hit - Verb

Meaning

pinch hit (plural pinch hits)

(baseball) A hit made by a pinch hitter.
Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth.

(intransitive, baseball) To bat in place of another player
Jones pinch-hit for Smith in the sixth.

(intransitive, idiomatic) To do something in the place of another person who is not able to perform or is less skilled; to substitute or stand in for somebody.
Jones pinch-hit for Smith during today's presentation.

Alternative names

pinch-hit

Examples

Becquer, who spent parts of seven seasons in the major leagues with the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins organization, died Nov. 1. Becquer, whose pinch-hit grand slam was one of the highlights of the Twins' inaugural 1961 season, was 88. Source: Internet

Carter Thompson drilled a pinch hit home run in the sixth inning to narrow the deficit to one, but NDSU was unable to complete the comeback. Source: Internet

Hardy was the only man ever to pinch hit for Red Sox icons Williams and Carl Yastrzemski. Source: Internet

In the top of eighth and with Boston ahead 3-2, manager John McNamara sent rookie Mike Greenwell to pinch hit for Roger Clemens. Source: Internet

Hernandez is just the second player ever to hit a pinch-hit homer in a game seven, joining Chicago Cubs' Troy O'Leary in the 2003 playoffs. Source: Internet

Maddon would lead off Ohtani, believing having a 26th man this year would leave more position players to pinch-hit when the pitcher’s spot came up after Ohtani was removed. Source: Internet

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