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the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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The infielder will likely serve primarily as a pinch hitter against right-handed pitchers, a role in which he’s thrived, going 4 for 7 with a walk, two doubles and four RBI in eight pinch hit plate appearances.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2024
Hays has had success in a limited sample as a pinch hitter this season.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Strategic decisions by managers with respect to the use of pinch hitters will be moot.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Triston Casas hit a one-out single and pinch hitter Masataka Yoshida doubled to put runners in scoring position.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2024
Hays has had success in a limited sample as a pinch hitter this season.
—Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Strategic decisions by managers with respect to the use of pinch hitters will be moot.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Triston Casas hit a one-out single and pinch hitter Masataka Yoshida doubled to put runners in scoring position.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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