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.

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But, the club’s ability to recruit players took yet another hit during the final week of the season when the team released fan-favorite Rowdy Tellez just four at bats shy of reaching 425 for the season, which would have netted him a $200,000 bonus. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 White Sox designated hitter Andrew Vaughn was up at bat with two runners on base and hit a deep shot toward Jankowski. —

Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024 Lowe went 4 for 6 one night after going hitless in four at bats in Texas’ 7-1 loss. —

Cody Friesen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024 Fans watching Shohei Ohtani at bat during an early-morning watch party for Game 4 of the World Series in his hometown of Oshu on Wednesday. —

Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at bat