fungo bat
nounDefinition of fungo bat
: a long thin bat used for hitting fungoes
Examples of fungo bat in a Sentence
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Kris Kemp of Covina asks: Could a player use a fungo bat in a game? — Los Angeles Times, "Dodgers Dugout: How does Dave Roberts compare to other NL managers?," 29 Aug. 2019 Another coach would flip a baseball to Ebel, who would smash it with a fungo bat toward Trout. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "The Star That Still Won't Shine: The Incredible, Unprecedented but Unseen Greatness of Mike Trout," 12 July 2018 Andrus started taking groundballs on last week's road trip, and he's started to swing a fungo bat Tuesday. — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, "Rangers' Elvis Andrus expects to return as soon as possible — June 12 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 23 May 2018 Old baseball coaches carrying fungo bats chatted amicably with fans while a group of Arizona players — either finished for the day or between workouts — casually milled about in support of their teammates. — Ted Berg, For The Win, "Zack Greinke: 'Every year, I get nervous that it's not working good enough'," 8 Mar. 2018 Old baseball coaches carrying fungo bats chatted amicably with fans while a group of Arizona players - either finished for the day or between workouts - casually milled about in support of their teammates. — Ted Berg, USA TODAY, "Zack Greinke: 'Every year, I get nervous that it's not working good enough'," 8 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fungo bat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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