the seventh-inning stretch

noun

baseball

: the time between the two halves of the seventh inning when the people watching a game traditionally stand up and stretch their legs

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Vengeful Dodgers roar in postseason opening win over reeling Padres Oct. 5, 2024 One inning later, after the seventh-inning stretch, the chaos broke loose as both Profar and Tatis were surrounded by security guards while public address announcer Todd Leitz pleaded for order. —Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024

My usual raccoon eyes weren't anywhere in sight by the seventh-inning stretch. —Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2024

Or having the chemistry set explode sometime after the seventh-inning stretch. —Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024

And why wait till the seventh-inning stretch here to get into it? —Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2024

The song was played spontaneously during the seventh-inning stretch of the opening game between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs. —James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024

Steve Weiner’s Orioles-watching routine was as predictable as the seventh-inning stretch. —Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2023

When the seventh-inning stretch arrived, the Dodgers were cruising to an 8-2 win, and Juarez was ready to pop the question. —Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023

The air was brisk and the Dodgers were ahead 7-2 when fans started to sing during the seventh-inning stretch. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023