closed stance

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. a batting stance in which the front foot is positioned closer to the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.

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Etymology

Origin of closed stance

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Roberts said part of the problem might stem from Kimbrel’s closed stance..

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2022

If he insists he’d play a 40-yard hook—and form the closed stance to do it—if the path weren’t there, my style is to say, “If you can live with that, then I can.”

From Golf Digest • Jun. 25, 2019

Franco has worked with hitting coach John Mallee on a new, closed stance.

From Washington Times • Mar. 15, 2018

Babe Ruth and many others in the 1920s and ’30s favored a closed stance, their front foot pointed inward, away from the pitcher, partly in an effort to keep from yanking balls into foul territory.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2016

Florida's Hanley Ramirez, off to the worst start of his career, has ditched his open stance and gone back to the closed stance with which he won the 2009 National League batting title.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2011