extra-base hit

[ek-struh-beys]

noun

Baseball.

1. a base hit that enables a batter to reach more than one base safely, as a two-base hit, three-base hit, or home run.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extra-base hit¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Shohei Ohtani hooked a leadoff triple into the right-field corner, snapping his season-long seven-game drought without an extra-base hit.

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His seven-game drought without an extra-base hit is longer than any he endured in the regular season.

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Roberts did credit Hernández with a defensive adjustment on a later ball, shading the line to keep Bryce Harper to a single rather than an extra-base hit that could have driven home a run for the Phillies.

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He had his first standout game with the Dodgers on Wednesday, when he singled, doubled and made a catch while crashing into the left-field wall to save an extra-base hit.

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But, it still hasn’t resulted in a total reversal of fortunes, with Hernández finishing the road trip going just five-for-25 with nine strikeouts and only one extra-base hit.

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