Pull hitter

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In baseball, a pull hitter is a batter who usually hits the ball to the side of the field from which they bat. For example, a right-handed pull hitter, who bats from the left side of the plate, will usually hit the ball to the left side of the field, termed "left field", from the batter's perspective. The opposite of pull hitting is known as "hitting to the opposite field". Hitters who rarely hit to the opposite field or "up the middle" are often described as dead pull hitters.