also: ピンチ・ヒッター
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.
He went into the game as a pinch hitter.
I filled in for a colleague who suddenly took the day off.
He stepped up as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.