The hitter turns on this near-batting practice delivery and drives it into the left-field stands for a game-winning homer.
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For Baxter, preparation begins during pre-game batting practice.
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He paid people to pitch to him and others to shag balls for long stretches of early-morning and postgame batting practice.
Samuels's century was greeted by a cacophony of noise from the vocal crowd but he ran all the way to the dressing room as soon as he reached three figures to give 19-year-old team-mate Pollard some batting practice.
After taking 29 grounders hit at him at third, A-Rod took 66 swings, including several long opposite-field homers, during batting practice.
After taking 29 grounders hit at him at third base, A-Rod took 66 swings, including several long opposite-field homers, during batting practice.
Bresnan, who faced 103 balls for his 35, was unable to achieve the fluency of his partner, but nevertheless got in some important batting practice before the impending one-day series.
Flakes continued to fall throughout the night after tapering off from the snow-globe-like flurries that brightened up batting practice.
Left-hander Butt hit a six and 13 fours before retiring to give team-mates a chance of some batting practice.
Rivera is coming off a season-ending knee injury, suffered during batting practice in Kansas City May 4.
Signed in the offseason to fill in for Rodriguez, who is not expected back until the All-Star after having left hip surgery on Jan. 16, Youkilis plans to take batting practice Thursday and could play by this weekend.
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