go to bat for
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And it isn’t merely the pitcher’s willingness to go to bat for his team and country, all the metrics make his case, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
O’Neill, who is set to join the London-based company from Australia’s Woodside Energy WDS -2.65%decrease; red down pointing triangle in April, is a dealmaker who is willing to go to bat for the oil-and-gas business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Yes, Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians will almost always go to bat for one their own—one of the big upsides for Harris if she chose Shapiro.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024
The committee chairman, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, called members of his committee “an all-star lineup ready to hit the ground running and go to bat for the American people.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
“But if you want someone to go to bat for you, she’s the one.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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