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the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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Weaver struck out pinch hitter Will Brennan and got Guardians superstar third baseman José Ramírez to ground out, ending the threat.
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Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: After Houston took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh, pinch hitter Andy Ibañez hit a double with the bases loaded to give Detroit the lead for good in the eighth.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Gray, a 13th-round selection by the Pirates in the 2017 MLB Draft, made his A’s debut on Sunday, drawing a walk as a pinch hitter.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2024
Lee entered as a pinch hitter for the Houston Astros in the eighth inning of a July 1, 2022 game against the Los Angeles Angels, subbing in for Martín Maldonado.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2024
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Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: After Houston took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh, pinch hitter Andy Ibañez hit a double with the bases loaded to give Detroit the lead for good in the eighth.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Gray, a 13th-round selection by the Pirates in the 2017 MLB Draft, made his A’s debut on Sunday, drawing a walk as a pinch hitter.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2024
Lee entered as a pinch hitter for the Houston Astros in the eighth inning of a July 1, 2022 game against the Los Angeles Angels, subbing in for Martín Maldonado.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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