pinch hit

noun

A hit made by a pinch hitter.

“Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth.”

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Meanings

nounpinch hit (plural pinch hits)

plural pinch hits

  1. ball gamesA hit made by a pinch hitter.

    Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth.

    1 more example

    And two days from now, the original player could be entering in a pinch hit appearance of his own.

    2023 May 26, Cody Stavenhagen, “A.J. Hinch is managing with confidence as the Tigers hang tight in the AL Central”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025
Cite this entry
APA

pinch hit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20hit

MLA

“pinch hit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20hit. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinch hit,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20hit.

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