Contact hitter
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contact-hitter-196-1699237
title:
Contact hitter
text:
In baseball, a contact hitter is a hitter who does not strike out often. Thus, they are usually able to use their bat to make contact with the ball to put it in play, and then run fast to reach base. As a result of their focus on putting the ball in play, they usually have fewer home runs than power hitters, but a higher BABIP. Tony Gwynn is a leading example of a modern contact hitter. With just 135 career home runs, Gwynn described himself as a contact hitter who could hit to all fields. He ra
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Baseball hitter who does not strike out often
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_hitter
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2024-03-28T16:52:20Z
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