リードオフマン

also: リード・オフ・マン

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

lead-off man; leadoff hitter

baseball

Baseball term for the first batter in the lineup, who sets the tone for the inning.

彼かれはチームのリードオフマンとして毎まい試し合あい出しゅつ塁るいを狙ねらう。
As the team's lead-off man, he aims to get on base every game.
リードオフマン

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ヒット

で

出しゅつ

塁るい

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、

チャンス

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作つく

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The lead-off man got on base with a hit and created a scoring opportunity.

一いち番ばん打だ者しゃ
A more general Japanese term for the first batter, while リードオフマン is a direct loanword from English used specifically in baseball contexts.

Loanword from English 'lead-off man', a baseball term for the first batter in the lineup.