How to Say "to bat" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to bat” is “batear” — A2 level.
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in sports like baseball or softball
Examples
Es mi turno de batear.
It is my turn to bat.
Él batea la pelota muy fuerte.
He hits the ball very hard.
El equipo necesita a alguien que sepa batear contra zurdos.
The team needs someone who knows how to bat against left-handers.
A regular verb
Batear follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in -ar. This makes it easy to conjugate once you know the basic rules!
Talking about the ball
When you want to say what you are hitting, you usually put the ball right after the verb: 'Bateo la pelota' (I bat the ball).
Don't confuse with 'batería'
Mistake: “Yo batería la pelota.”
Correction: Yo bateo la pelota. 'Batería' is a noun meaning 'battery' or 'drums', while 'batear' is the action of hitting.
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