bottom of the ninth

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Definition of bottom of the ninth in English English dictionary

By extension, any last chance or final opportunity

In baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the game

Hitting a home_run with the bases_loaded in the bottom of the ninth let the home team finish ahead of the visitors.

Hyphenation

bot·tom of the ninth

Turkish pronunciation

bätım ıv dhi naynth

Pronunciation

/ˈbätəm əv ᴛʜē ˈnīnᴛʜ/ /ˈbɑːtəm əv ðiː ˈnaɪnθ/

Etymology

() Bottom, from the home team's location below visitors on the scoreboard; ninth from the number of innings in a baseball game.