OFF THE BAT Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

off the bat

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Definition of off the bat

as in directly

without delay She got a job right off the bat after graduation.

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Recent Examples of off the bat Arnold suffered his injury when he was struck in the face by a 107-mph liner off the bat of Giants’ prospect Bo Davidson in the first inning of Arnold’s start for Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Super strong, athletic, super high exit velocities off the bat. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026 With a man on and one out, a Guerrero single and a grounder off the bat of George Springer followed. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 This speech was four pages long, with no stops, and that could have been quite a lot to just receive off the bat. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for off the bat

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