open stance

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. a batting stance in which the front foot is farther from the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.

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Example Sentences

Tovar demonstrated a proper open stance — then yelled, “Don’t look!” — before swinging the club and sending a golf ball sailing across the green.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

It’s the type of open stance that can appeal to everyone in the crowd, a blank canvas for the aggrieved.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

Try Tiger’s technique on these little touch shots: Take an open stance, play the ball forward, and rotate the clubface open until it’s pointing at the target.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 12, 2020

Andy Murray said the shot’s open stance enabled players to “disguise the shot a lot more than the backhand, so it’s harder to defend against.”

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2015

You see, it all depends on taking an open stance and keeping a stiff right knee.

From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell