| Batter's stand-in |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Feb 2026 |
| Substitute slugger |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2024 |
| Substitute facing the pitcher |
Newsday |
26 Oct 2022 |
| One coming off the bench |
USA Today |
08 Nov 2019 |
| Diamond substitute |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Late-inning substitute |
LA Times Daily |
18 Feb 2015 |
| Late-inning substitute |
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| Substitute at the plate |
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| One who'll go to bat for you? |
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| Batty guy? |
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| Stand-in |
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| Substitute at the plate |
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| Nonstarter s role |
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| Certain substitute player |
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| Substitute in an emergency |
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| Batsman in the clutch. |
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| Important man in the clutch. |
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