What is a Clean Up Hitter? (no replies)

In baseball, batting orders are determined before the game and are considered sacrosanct by the officials. Therefore, managers evaluate each player's offensive strengths and weaknesses when deciding on a final lineup. A player with a tendency to hit doubles, triples, and home runs with runners on the bases often bats in the fourth position, and is informally called the clean up hitter. This batter may not have the highest overall batting average, but he has the power to hit a long ball, effectively "cleaning up" the bases as the other runners score.

From a defensive point of view, the pitching team only wants to face three batters during an inning. The appearance of the fourth man means that at least one of the first three batters could be in scoring position. Managers usually put their fastest base runners at the top of the order, so the clean up hitter does not have to be particular speedy, just capable of hitting the ball well.

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