Definition of "pinch hitter" [pinch hitter]

• A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits. (noun)
• An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket. (noun)
• An individual who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks. (noun)

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• "Giants pinch hitter Matty Alou led off the frame with a bunt base hit."
• "Allowing eight baserunners through his first five innings, Burnett struggled at times, but only surrendered one run—by way of a sixth-inning RBI triple to left by pinch hitter Brendan Harris—during his six-inning journey through the Twins lineup."
• "In the top of the ninth, Fred Lynn, George Scott, and pinch hitter Bob Bailey, batting for Brohamer, all walked."