at bat

noun

plural at bats

baseball

: a turn at batting

had three hits in five at bats

Note: For the purposes of calculating a player's batting average and slugging percentage, an official at bat is charged for each turn at batting except when the player walks, hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly, is hit by a pitched ball, or is interfered with by the catcher.

Examples of at bat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ultimately, the inaugural Fanatics Fest will be the first at bat at what the company expects to be a long game. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024 Jim Sergent Fifty years ago today, Hank Aaron sent the second pitch of his second at bat over Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium's left-centerfield wall and became MLB's new home run king with the 715th of his career. —

USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at bat

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