banjo hitter

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Definition of banjo hitter in English English dictionary

In baseball, a batter who lacks power, usually hits bloop singles, and would have a low slugging percentage

Aluminum bats, which had replaced wood in the college game in 1974, were so potent they made Babe Ruths out of banjo hitters.

Related Terms

banjo hitters

plural form of banjo hitter

Hyphenation

ban·jo hit·ter

Turkish pronunciation

bäncō hîtır

Pronunciation

/ˈbanˌʤō ˈhətər/ /ˈbænˌʤoʊ ˈhɪtɜr/

Etymology

() From the twanging sound of the batter's swing like that of a banjo.