cleanup hitter
Bases-clearing specialist
A cleanup hitter in baseball bats fourth in the lineup, positioned there to drive in runners who reached base ahead of them.
The name suggests this batter's job is to "clean up" the bases by hitting for power and producing runs.
Teams traditionally place their strongest hitters in this spot.
The term extends figuratively to anyone who handles remaining tasks or finishes what others started: She's the cleanup hitter on our legal team, closing deals others can't.
Powerful baseball batter
- fourthOrdinal for position four
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- batting orderSequence of hitters
- RBIsRuns credited to batter
home runs · batter's box · plate appearances · extra-base hits · doubles · triples · on-base percentage · grand slam
Powerful baseball batter
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- blastSudden forceful burst
- wallopForceful strike or defeat
- cloutInformal power or punch
belt · sock · smash · crush · bash · slam · powerhouse · muscle
Force upon contact
- crucialOf supreme importance
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
responsibility · two outs · late innings · tying run · big moment · come through · deliver · bases loaded
slugger
Powerful baseball batter
- fourthOrdinal for position four
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- batting orderSequence of hitters
RBIs · home runs · batter's box · plate appearances · extra-base hits · doubles · triples · on-base percentage · grand slam · bases loaded
slugger
Powerful baseball batter
clout · belt · sock · smash · crush · bash · slam · powerhouse · muscle · strength
pressure
Force upon contact
expectation · responsibility · two outs · late innings · tying run · big moment · come through · deliver · bases loaded · winning run
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