Batting Order (Noun)
Meaning
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The batting order for the home team was announced just before the game began, with the power hitter in the cleanup spot.
- After a long discussion, the manager finally settled on a batting order that he hoped would confuse the opposing team's pitcher.
- The batter who was injured in the third inning was replaced in the batting order by a pinch hitter.
- The team's weak batting order was seen as a major reason for their struggles during the season.
- As the home team's manager, it was his job to submit the batting order to the umpire before the first pitch.