ピンチヒッター
also: ピンチ・ヒッター
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Meanings
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Baseball term for a substitute batter. Also used figuratively for a person who steps in to help in a difficult situation.
See also: 代打
In the bottom of the ninth, the manager sent in a pinch hitter.
He was suddenly asked for his opinion at the meeting and acted as a pinch hitter.
Usage patterns
- ピンチヒッターとして〈動詞〉to do something as a pinch hitter/substitute
He went into the game as a pinch hitter.
- 〈人〉のピンチヒッターを務めるto serve as someone's substitute/stand-in
I filled in for a colleague who suddenly took the day off.
- ピンチヒッターに立つto step up as a pinch hitter
He stepped up as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.