batting order

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. the sequence in which hitters will bat in a given game, determined in advance by the team manager.

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Example Sentences

“Sustainability comes way down the batting order behind factors like style, price and comfort,” said Neil Saunders, a managing director of research firm GlobalData.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Green holed out to deep square leg to give Carse his third wicket of the day, yet Australia's elongated batting order had all-rounder Beau Webster arriving at nine to provide yet more support to Smith.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

"If England's attack fires and dismantles Australia's batting order, the McCullum-Stokes masterplan will have them join the list of successful English leaders in Australia."

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Rarely would he let them face an opposing batting order three times or throw much more than 100 pitches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

A club of base runners will do more to help a pitcher win than a batting order of hard hitters, I believe.

From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy