batting eye

noun

, Baseball.

1. the batter's visual appraisal of balls pitched toward home plate.

Example Sentences

He regained his batting eye and on Sept 11, 1985, in a home game against the San Diego Padres, hit a clean single in the first inning against Eric Show for No. 4,192.

From Los Angeles Times

With the new pitch clock — one located next to the batting eye in center field for the batter to see, and two behind home plate in the pitcher’s field of vision — acting as a silent sentry, the action was crisp and steady.

From Seattle Times

Hitters are bigger and stronger and have a more discerning batting eye, and the dramatic increase in defensive shifts in the last six years pushed many to alter the launch angles of their swings to generate more loft.

From Los Angeles Times

His eighth-grade yearbook mentions “Don Trump, who not only plays an excellent first base, but also has a good batting eye.”

From Slate

“I never saw it,” said the man with the most famous batting eye ever.

From Washington Post