walk a batter

Frequency: 6.77.3 per million words

to allow a batter to go to first base by pitching four balls

batterVERB + NOUN (Baseball Player)

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walk sb

Examples (10)

  • He has walked just eight batters all year.
  • The pitcher was afraid to walk the next batter with the bases loaded.
  • In a crucial moment, the rookie pitcher walked the cleanup batter.
  • The manager will be furious if his star pitcher walks another batter.
  • Walking the leadoff batter is a terrible way to start an inning.
  • His strategy was to intentionally walk the power batter to face the weaker hitter.
  • The batter was walked on four straight pitches, much to the crowd's delight.
  • "Don't you dare walk this batter! Throw strikes!" shouted the coach.
  • Why would he intentionally walk a batter and bring the potential winning run to the plate?
  • The pitcher lost his composure and proceeded to walk the batter on just five pitches.