full count
noun
baseball
: a situation in which the count to the batter is two strikes and three balls
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Bases loaded, two outs, full count and Buehler had struck out Francisco Lindor with … a curveball?
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Representing the go-ahead run, Yepez stepped to the plate again with two hits already and worked a full count, looking at a backdoor sinker that just missed the outside corner for ball three.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Quintana gave up a double and an RBI single to start the game, but then struck out Royce Lewis on a full count and hit cruise control from there.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
Walker got the Arizona offense started in the first inning with a three-run blast on a full count.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Representing the go-ahead run, Yepez stepped to the plate again with two hits already and worked a full count, looking at a backdoor sinker that just missed the outside corner for ball three.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Quintana gave up a double and an RBI single to start the game, but then struck out Royce Lewis on a full count and hit cruise control from there.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
Walker got the Arizona offense started in the first inning with a three-run blast on a full count.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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“Full count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20count. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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