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leadoff

[ leed-awf, -of ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an act that starts something; start; beginning.
Baseball. the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of leadoff¹

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase lead off

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For all the other talent on their roster, so much of the Dodgers’ success still depends on their leadoff man.

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He couldn’t, giving up a leadoff double and then a walk-off two-run home run to Adolis García for a 4-3 loss at Globe Life Field.

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That reality said more about the rest of the team’s offense than its superstar leadoff man.

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Shohei Ohtani blasted a 448-foot leadoff home run to the top of the right-field pavilion.

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After responding to a leadoff single with his sixth strikeout of the game, Miller lost his feel for, what up to that point, had been an effective curveball.

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lead monoxide lead-off

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