as in replacement
a person or thing that takes the place of another
the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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He was kept on the bench when the Mets went to other pinch hitters in a Game 7 loss at Oakland.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 19 June 2024
After the two hits, the next 17 Royals were retired until pinch hitter Nelson Velazquez punched a single through the left side with one out in the ninth.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
North Carolina pinch hitter Jackson Van De Brake, who came into the tournament batting .194, led off by slicing a double down the right field line.
—Gene Schinzel, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Toronto scored its first run Friday immediately after Stroman exited, with pinch hitter Ernie Clement — a native of Rochester, N.Y. — leading off the seventh inning with a home run against Yankees reliever Caleb Ferguson.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2024
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David K. Li, NBC News, 19 June 2024
After the two hits, the next 17 Royals were retired until pinch hitter Nelson Velazquez punched a single through the left side with one out in the ninth.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024
North Carolina pinch hitter Jackson Van De Brake, who came into the tournament batting .194, led off by slicing a double down the right field line.
—Gene Schinzel, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
Toronto scored its first run Friday immediately after Stroman exited, with pinch hitter Ernie Clement — a native of Rochester, N.Y. — leading off the seventh inning with a home run against Yankees reliever Caleb Ferguson.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2024
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