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complete game; one
thrown by two or more
pitchers is a
combined no-
hitter. A no-
hitter is a rare
accomplishment for a
pitcher or
pitching staff—only 323...
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batter in the lineup. A DH acts as a
permanent pinch hitter for the pitcher. Once a
pinch hitter bats, he will
replace the
previous batter in the lineup...
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adopted the
designated hitter or some variant,
except for
Nippon Professional Baseball's
Central League. The
designated hitter is a
player who does not...
- The
pinch hitter ****umes the spot in the
batting order of the
player whom he replaces.
Pinch hitters are
commonly used to
replace a weak
hitter (often the...
- baseball, a
cleanup hitter is the
fourth hitter in the
batting order. The
cleanup hitter is
traditionally the team's most
powerful hitter. His job is to "clean...
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elite level: setter,
outside hitter (left-side
hitter),
middle hitter (middle blocker),
opposite hitter (right-side
hitter) and
libero /
defensive specialist...
- In baseball, a
switch hitter is a
player who bats both right-handed and left-handed,
usually right-handed
against left-handed
pitchers and left-handed...
- In baseball, a
contact hitter is a
hitter who does not
strike out often. Thus, they are
usually able to use
their bat to make
contact with the ball (hence...
- baseball, a pull
hitter is a
batter who
usually hits the ball to the side of the
field from
which they bat. For example, a right-handed pull
hitter, who bats...
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leadoff hitter is a
batter who bats
first in the lineup. It can also
refer to any
batter who bats
first in any inning. Traditionally, the
leadoff hitter has...
