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batter; hitter
The player at bat in baseball, attempting to hit the pitched ball.
次の打者が打席に入った。
The next batter stepped up to the plate.
彼はチームの四番打者だ。
He is the team's cleanup hitter (fourth batter).
代打ち打者が送られた。
A pinch hitter was sent in.
ALTERNATIVE TERMS:
- バッター (batter - loanword)
- 打ち手 (hitter - less common)
BATTING ORDER POSITIONS:
- 一番打者 (leadoff hitter) - typically fast, high on-base percentage
- 二番打者 (second batter) - good bat control
- 三番打者 (third batter) - best all-around hitter
- 四番打者 (cleanup hitter) - power hitter
TYPES OF HITTERS:
- 強打者 (power hitter)
- 好打者 (good hitter)
- 代打 (pinch hitter)
- 指名打者/DH (designated hitter)
KEY STATISTICS:
- 打率 (batting average)
- 打点 (RBI - runs batted in)
- 本塁打 (home run)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 打者を打ち取る (to get the batter out)
- 打者が三振する (batter strikes out)
- 打者を敬遠する (to intentionally walk the batter)