The No. 3 batter stepped into the batter's box.
The next batter is the cleanup hitter.
The pitcher struck out the batter.
The pitcher walked the batter.
The batter was replaced, and a pinch hitter was sent in.
This batter's batting average is over .300.
打者 is the batter standing at the plate, while 走者 is a runner already on base—both are baseball roles ending in 者 but refer to different players.
counter for people
Compound of 打 (da, 'hit') and 者 (sha, 'person').
designated hitter; DH
leading hitter; batting champion