How to Use batting in a Sentence

batting

noun
  • Tatis batting first is not a bad thing.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Witt was due up first in the batting order.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026
  • Garcia added a toe-tap to his batting stance.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Witt is no stranger to batting leadoff.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The new mini-Witt is shown in a batting stance.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • It’s almost made batting practice kind of a thing of the past.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
  • Maple has even settled in at third in the batting order.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Marin cleared the fence on a couple of batting practice drives.
    — Joe Frisaro, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
  • Now he is scheduled for a live batting practice next week.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Moore took batting practice on the field for the first time since he was injured.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
  • But there had been rhythm, touch and confidence to his batting again.
    — Hector Vickers, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • When he was first hit, his hand swelled up so much that his batting glove needed to be cut off his hand.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Even the white face mask on Jaquez’s batting helmet couldn’t hide the wide smile on her face.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
  • Tovar was golden with his glove, but his batting slump is the worst of his career.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Steele had progressed to throwing live batting practice by the end of camp.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Inside, the quilt is filled with 100% polyester batting.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
  • That could include batting practice and warm ups, or the big game itself.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
  • Jack moved up this week to third in Oswego’s batting order.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Kuenn, a former batting champion, made the last out of the game.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Thomas tries to get a feel for the warning track in front of the wall during batting practice.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2022
  • Michael Massey stood off to the side during batting practice.
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
  • At the plate, Boland is just as impactful, batting cleanup.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
  • The bullpens have been moved beyond the outfield wall, while the field, batting cages and weight rooms are all new.
    — Curtis Rush, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • Give him a slightly above-average batting line, and watch where that takes you.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The 26-year-old catcher snuck inside and went to the batting cages.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2021
  • Adair joined the team for batting practice after his signing.
    — Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026
  • Pham, held out of Pittsburgh’s batting order, watched the loss from the bench.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The bullpens, the lives (live batting practice), then to get out on assignment.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
  • Elly can’t hit batting right-handed.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Judge also won his first batting title this season.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025

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