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How to be a Pinch Hitter

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From Quick Guide: Baseball Hitter's Guide

Summary: Learn about a pinch hitter who is a hitter who is called on to bat in place of another player with expert tips and advice on baseball positions and roles in this free online baseball video clip.

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By Richard Davis
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Richard Davis has played baseball at various levels for more than fifteen years. He has played at the Amateur Athletics Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association levels....read more

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"Pinch hitting can be anyone's responsibility. Anyone who is not actively in the game or included on the lineup card can be a pinch hitter. The pinch hitter can be expected to bunt, he can be expected to hit a home run, he can be expected to walk. He basically substitutes for hitters in certain situations. For example, if you have a left hander batter in against a left hander pitcher you may want to pinch hit a right hander pinch hitter to play the numbers. Generally, right handers will have a better batting average in that situation. So, pinch hitting can be everyone's responsibility. Your main job is to come into the game cold and get a hit. Sometimes pinch hitters will be specialized. They'll be brought into the game to bunt, to get sacrifice flies or sacrifice bunts, things like that. Generally, everyone will be asked to be a pinch hitter. Everyone will be asked to be a pinch hitter at some point or another. Even your big hitters like Gary Sheffield, Chipper Jones, Andrew Jones, Barry Bonds are pinch hitters. If they don't start the game they'll still be expected to be on the bench and be ready to be called upon later in the game if their team needs them. So, pinch hitter is another type of back up player that is very important to a team's success. You have to have a good, strong bench if you're going to be successful, especially at the major league baseball level."

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