pinch hitter
Bench player activated
A pinch hitter is a baseball player who bats in place of another, typically brought in at a crucial moment when a better outcome is needed.
The term extends to anyone who substitutes for another in a difficult situation: I was a pinch hitter for the keynote speaker when she got sick.
To pinch-hit is to serve in this role.
Temporary substitute person
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- alternateOccur in succession
reserve · understudy · proxy · surrogate · temp · relief · cover · stopgap
Uncooked cake mixture
- at-batOfficial plate appearance
- plate appearanceBatter's complete turn hitting
- batting orderSequence of hitters
- lineupOrdered list of participants
dugout · slugger · cleanup · single · double · triple · home run · walk-off
Force upon contact
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
heroic · dramatic · nail-biting · momentous · crucial · key · tense · ninth-inning
fill-in
Temporary substitute person
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
alternate · reserve · understudy · proxy · surrogate · temp · relief · cover · stopgap · interim
batter
Uncooked cake mixture
- at-batOfficial plate appearance
- plate appearanceBatter's complete turn hitting
- batting orderSequence of hitters
lineup · dugout · slugger · cleanup · single · double · triple · home run · walk-off · batting average
pressure
Force upon contact
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- decisiveQuick to conclude
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
pivotal · heroic · dramatic · nail-biting · momentous · crucial · key · tense · ninth-inning · comeback
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- backup rolesvice president, deputy, understudy, backup singer, reserve player
- Baseball Peoplepitcher, catcher, shortstop, first baseman, second baseman
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, stand-in
- team rolesteam lead, captain, healer, goalkeeper, vice captain
- temporary rolestemp, temp worker, internship, substitute, interim