Pinch Hitter

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Pinch Hitter
Pinch Hitter from Mario Kart Tour
The Pinch Hitter in Mario Kart Tour
Appears in Mario Kart Tour

The Pinch Hitter is a High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour. It is the signature kart of Mario (Baseball) debuting in the 2021 Los Angeles Tour. The kart is a small buggy with a hood resembling a baseball helmet, a seat resembling a baseball glove, and baseball bats with the Mario Kart logo on the back, with two as the exhaust pipes. It uses white-rimmed versions of the Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and the emblem appears at the front on the kart. The Pinch Hitter increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the amount of points awarded for performing Slipstreams.

A white variant called the Cleanup Hitter was introduced alongside the Pinch Hitter in the 2021 Los Angeles Tour, a black and gold variant named the Wild Slugger was introduced in the 2022 Los Angeles Tour, and a gold variant of the Wild Slugger named the Gold Wild Slugger was introduced in the 2023 Summer Tour. Like the Pinch Hitter, all three karts have the High-End classification.

Statistics[edit]

Statistics
Special skill Slipstream Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
Wii Maple Treeway T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Maple Treeway T
Los Angeles Laps 3 from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps 3
Los Angeles Laps 3T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps 3T
SNES Mario Circuit 2T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 2T
3DS Toad Circuit R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit R
Tokyo Blur T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur T
3DS Mario Circuit R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Mario Circuit R
Tokyo Blur 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 2R
Tokyo Blur 3R from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 3R
SNES Donut Plains 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 2R/T
SNES Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1
3DS Toad Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit R/T
GBA Bowser's Castle 2R from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Bowser's Castle 2R
RMX Ghost Valley 1T from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Ghost Valley 1T
Sydney Sprint from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint
Sydney Sprint 2T from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint 2T
SNES Mario Circuit 3T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 3T
New York Minute 4R/T from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4R/T
Los Angeles Laps R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps R/T
New York Minute 4R from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4R
RMX Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Mario Circuit 1
London Loop 3R/T from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop 3R/T
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R
Amsterdam Drift from Mario Kart Tour
Amsterdam Drift
New York Minute B from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute B
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
Los Angeles Laps 3R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps 3R/T**
SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T**
Los Angeles Laps 3R from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps 3R
SNES Mario Circuit 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 2R*
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T*
Tokyo Blur 4T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 4T
Tokyo Blur 3R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Tokyo Blur 3R/T
SNES Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
SNES Mario Circuit 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
RMX Ghost Valley 1R from Mario Kart Tour
RMX Ghost Valley 1R
Sydney Sprint R from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint R
Sydney Sprint 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint 2R/T
New York Minute 4 from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4
New York Minute 4T from Mario Kart Tour
New York Minute 4T
SNES Donut Plains 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 1
SNES Donut Plains 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 1T
London Loop 3 from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop 3
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R
3DS Wario Shipyard R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Wario Shipyard R
Wii Mushroom Gorge T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Mushroom Gorge T***
3DS Bowser's Castle RT from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Bowser's Castle R/T
Sky-High Sundae from Mario Kart Tour
Sky-High Sundae T
Sydney Sprint 3 from Mario Kart Tour
Sydney Sprint 3
Wii Daisy Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Daisy Circuit R/T
Piranha Plant Pipeline T from Mario Kart Tour
Piranha Plant Pipeline T
Squeaky Clean Sprint from Mario Kart Tour
Squeaky Clean Sprint

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese トップバッター[?]
Toppu Battā
Leadoff Hitter (literally "Top Batter")
Chinese 第一棒[?]
Dì yī bàng
Leadoff Hitter
French Turbo-batte rouge[?] Red Turbo-bat
German Rot-Baseballer[?] Red Baseballer
Italian Battistrada fuoricampo[?] Home-Run Outrider
Korean 리드오프[?]
Rideu-opeu
Leadoff
Portuguese Rebatedor vermelho[?] Red Hitter
Spanish Bateador rojo[?] Red Batter