also: クリーンナップトリオ · クリーンアップ・トリオ · クリーンナップ・トリオ
cleanup trio; heart of the batting order
Baseball term referring to the third, fourth, and fifth batters, who are typically the team's best power hitters. Wasei-eigo; not used in English baseball terminology.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from cleanup trio
In today's game, the cleanup trio all hit home runs.
彼はチームのクリーンアップトリオの一員として期待されている。
He is expected to be part of the team's cleanup trio.
This year they put together a cleanup trio of three young players.
The cleanup trio performed well, leading to a big score.
This season, he is taking on one of the spots in the cleanup trio.