What does pinch-hitter mean?

pinch-hitter

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

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"The Mets got that four-run cushion in the seventh when George Foster stepped in as a pinch-hitter and hit a two-run homer for the 5-1 final."
"Since the World Series era began in 1903, only two players, Craig and Dusty Rhodes of the 1954 New York Giants, have appeared in three consecutive postseason games as pinch-hitters and delivered run-scoring hits in each."

pinch-hitters (plural)

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