batting eye
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He regained his batting eye and on Sept 11, 1985, in a home game against the San Diego Padres, hit a clean single in the first inning against Eric Show for No. 4,192.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024
“I never saw it,” said the man with the most famous batting eye ever.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2020
And what if it is all about your batting eye, not your swing?
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2012
That weakness has been offset, however, with a keen batting eye that has him eighth all-time in drawing walks and boasting a .403 on-base percentage.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2011
I have always been proud of the "batting eye" that enables an iron puddler to shape the balls to the exact weight required.
From The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it by Davis, James J. (James John)
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