What is "leadoff"

Usage examples of "leadoff".

But Damon left two glaring holes: on defense in center field, on offense in the leadoff spot.

When fans watched Damon, they saw the sort of thrilling leadoff hitter that a team simply had to have if it wanted to be competitive.

Johnny Damon, on offense, was an extraordinarily valuable leadoff hitter with a gift for stealing bases.

The one talent every fan and manager in the game associated with a leadoff hitter was the talent Jeremy Giambi most obviously lacked.

Sticking the ice wagon in the leadoff slot had been another quixotic front office ploy.

The White Sox declined, but that conversation led to another, in which Billy discovered that the White Sox were willing to part with their All-Star second baseman and leadoff hitter, Ray Durham.

Durham had what every general manager in the game had always prized: pop in the leadoff slot, speed on the base paths, and a reputation, less deserved now than five years ago, as a good second baseman.

Sacrifice moved our runner to second, then our leadoff guy hit a double into the gap in right center, scoring the runner.

He walked the leadoff batter and lost the second man to a crisp single.

The leadoff hitter for the Phillies was Hutch, who thought she looked pretty good in the uniform.

He gave up a leadoff single, but the Padre runner was out trying to steal.

Kevin Millwood was on the mound for the Braves, peering in to the catcher for the sign, looking to jam up the Mets leadoff hitter, Jose Reyes.

He wanted to publish a collection of her articles, with this one as the leadoff piece.

Wiener the leadoff spot in its November 1948 issue, premiering his new work before a wide audience of scientists and the public.

Procyon logged that to memory, leadoff to a day he was sure was going to be excruciating.