contact hitter

noun

: a hitter in baseball who seldom strikes out

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Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, most of them with the Seattle Mariners, were lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025 DeBarge was an elite contact hitter throughout his college career, striking out in fewer than 10 percent of his plate appearances, but that jumped to 24 percent in the minors. —

Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 An excellent contact hitter, Bregman shows up, and plays. —

Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Durbin, a 24-year-old contact hitter who did not crack the Yankees’ top-30 prospects list, according to MLB Pipeline, had been mentioned as a possibility for the Yankees at second base. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for contact hitter

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of contact hitter was in 1982

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