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small ball

  small ball

noun

Baseball
A strategy or style of offensive play in which runs are scored by getting batters on base and advancing them incrementally, as by sacrifices and stolen bases, rather than by slugging power.
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Noun

(uncountable)

  1. (slang) A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs
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