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hit batsman

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. a batter who, having been struck by a pitch, is awarded first base.


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Canó has faced 26 hitters and allowed one to reach base — a hit batsman Wednesday.

From Washington Post Apr. 27, 2023

After a hit and a hit batsman, Cave sent the first pitch he saw to the same spot over the Boston bullpen to make it 9-4.

From Seattle Times Aug. 25, 2021

"It was a hit, a hit batsman, a base hit to left, and all of a sudden the floodgates opened and we couldn’t stop it."

From Fox News Jul. 24, 2021

Hamels allowed seven runs and nine hits in five innings, with five strikeouts, two walks and a hit batsman.

From Washington Times Jul. 23, 2018

Skaggs ran into trouble in the third inning by giving up two hits, including a run-scoring double off the wall by Shin-Soo Choo that just missed Cameron Maybin’s glove, and a hit batsman.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2017

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