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What’s a banjo hitter?

Retry Correct Incorrect Plenty of hitters throughout baseball history have made a career not out of slugging but by hitting the ball to the right parts of the field. When they fail to make hard contact but get hits anyway, they’re a banjo hitter.

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What’s a banjo hitter?

• A hitter who mostly strikes out and hits home runs
• A hitter who gets hits without making hard contact
• A hitter who hits a lot of line drives
• A hitter who goes through frequent hot and cold streaks