off the bat

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Synonyms of off the batnext
: without delay : immediately
recognized him right off the bat

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Center fielder Drew Gilbert, one of the few regulars still left in the lineup, slammed full speed into the outfield wall after tracking down a fly ball off the bat of Sal Stewart. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 With a man on and one out, a Guerrero single and a grounder off the bat of George Springer followed. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 This speech was four pages long, with no stops, and that could have been quite a lot to just receive off the bat. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 July 2026 But New York got to him in the fifth, inducing three walks while getting a two-run homer off the bat of Max Schuemann. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for off the bat

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“Off the bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20bat. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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