bat

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By and large, fans are more allergic to showboating than sports purists who cringe over endzone celebrations and bat flips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“I felt like if I told her right off the bat it would cause unnecessary stress on both of us,” Gaull said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In the eighth, “Let’s go Dodgers” chants picked up with Andy Pages at bat and Ohtani and Tucker on first and second base.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The piece takes inspiration from Chinese fretwork patterns, Art Noveau designs and German sculptor Hugo Leven’s iconic pewter bat candelabras.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Occasionally, he’d split his mental gymnastics, leaving his imaginary board to swing a fantasy baseball bat and knock an invisible ball into the left-field stands of the Ebbets Field in his mind.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady