went yard in baseball

Meanings

1. 1phraseidiominformalsport

   In baseball, hit a home run; the batter sent the ball out of the playing field.

   Grammar: Used as a complete verb phrase with a subject: the batter went yard. It is already past tense, so do not add did or -ed.

   Patterns

   • someone went yard
   • someone went yard against someone
   • someone went yard in the third inning

   The cleanup hitter went yard in the bottom of the ninth to win the game.

   She went yard twice last night and drove in five runs.

   Fans stood up and cheered when he went yard against his old team.

2. 2phraseidiominformalsport

   In baseball, the act of hitting a home run, talked about as an event.

   Grammar: Often used after a form of go, as in he has gone yard or they might go yard tonight; the -ed form usually describes a finished hit.

   Patterns

   • go yard
   • has gone yard
   • might go yard

   The rookie has gone yard in three straight games.

   If the pitcher leaves the ball high, this guy will go yard.

   Their catcher went yard for the first time in his career.

Common combinations

went yard in the third inning

The shortstop went yard in the third inning and the crowd roared.

went yard twice in a game

Only a few players have gone yard twice in a single game this season.

went yard against a left-hander

He went yard against a left-hander for the first time all year.

went yard to left field

She went yard to left field to put her team ahead.

went yard on the first pitch

The leadoff man went yard on the first pitch of the game.

went yard with two outs

He went yard with two outs in the eighth to tie it.

Synonyms and how they differ

homered

A more neutral, slightly more formal verb for the same hit; it fits well in a news report, while went yard sounds like fans talking.

hit a home run

The plain, full expression that works in any situation; went yard is the short, informal version.

went deep

Another informal baseball phrase for hitting a home run, used in the same casual way.

Word family

yard noun

In this phrase, a short way of saying the ball left the yard, meaning it went out of the park.

home run noun

The standard name for the hit that went yard describes.

Commonly confused: went yard in baseball or went to the yard? went yard in baseball or went hard?

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