extra-base hit
noun
: a hit in baseball that lets the batter take more than one base : a double, triple, or home run
He was on pace to collect 107 extra-base hits. (Only Babe Ruth, with 119 in 1921, and Lou Gehrig, with 117 in '27, had more.)—
Tom Verducci
Tom Verducci
Despite missing 17 games with a thigh injury, he has 10 home runs and ranks second on the team in runs batted in, is third in extra-base hits and fifth in runs scored.—Michael Martinez
Michael Martinez
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Campusano and Sheets have both had a team-high three games with multiple extra-base hits. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 The home run moved Trout into first place in franchise history with his 797th career extra-base hit. —CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Ohtani hit a double in the fifth inning, snapping a streak of six games without an extra-base hit. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 The home run moved Trout into first place in franchise history with his 797th career extra-base hit. —ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extra-base hit
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 The home run moved Trout into first place in franchise history with his 797th career extra-base hit. —CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 Ohtani hit a double in the fifth inning, snapping a streak of six games without an extra-base hit. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 The home run moved Trout into first place in franchise history with his 797th career extra-base hit. —ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extra-base hit
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“Extra-base hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/extra-base%20hit. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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