Editing Pinch Hitter

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|image=[[File:MKT Icon PinchHitter.png|200px]]<br>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|Mario (Baseball)]] debuting in the [[Los Angeles Tour (2021)|2021 Los Angeles Tour]]. The kart is a small buggy with a hood resembling a baseball helmet, a seat resembling a baseball glove, and exhaust pipes resembling baseball bats with the ''Mario Kart'' logo. It uses white-rimmed versions of the [[Standard (tire)|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 [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]], and a gold variant of the Wild Slugger named the [[Gold Wild Slugger]] was introduced in the [[Summer Tour (2023)|2023 Summer Tour]]. Like the Pinch Hitter, all three karts have the High-End classification.
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==Statistics==
{{MKT profile
|skill_kart=Slipstream

|I1.1=Wii Maple Treeway T|R1.1=[[Wii Maple Treeway|Wii Maple Treeway T]]
|I1.2=Los Angeles Laps 3|R1.2=[[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps 3]]
|I1.3=Los Angeles Laps 3T|R1.3=[[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps 3T]]
|I1.4=SNES Mario Circuit 2T|R1.4=[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2T]]
|I1.5=3DS Toad Circuit R|R1.5=[[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit R]]
|I1.6=Tokyo Blur T|R1.6=[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur T]]
|I1.7=3DS Mario Circuit R|R1.7=[[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit R]]
|I1.8=Tokyo Blur 2R|R1.8=[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur 2R]]
|I1.9=Tokyo Blur 3R|R1.9=[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur 3R]]
|I1.10=SNES Donut Plains 2RT|R1.10=[[SNES Donut Plains 2|SNES Donut Plains 2R/T]]
|I1.11=SNES Mario Circuit 1|R1.11=[[SNES Mario Circuit 1]]
|I1.12=3DS Toad Circuit RT|R1.12=[[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit R/T]]
|I1.13=GBA Bowser's Castle 2R|R1.13=[[GBA Bowser's Castle 2|GBA Bowser's Castle 2R]]
|I1.14=RMX Ghost Valley 1T|R1.14=[[RMX Ghost Valley 1|RMX Ghost Valley 1T]]
|I1.15=Sydney Sprint|R1.15=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint]]
|I1.16=Sydney Sprint 2T|R1.16=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint 2T]]
|I1.17=SNES Mario Circuit 3T|R1.17=[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|SNES Mario Circuit 3T]]
|I1.18=New York Minute 4RT|R1.18=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 4R/T]]
|I1.19=Los Angeles Laps RT|R1.19=[[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps R/T]]
|I1.20=New York Minute 4R|R1.20=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 4R]]
|I1.21=RMX Mario Circuit 1|R1.21=[[RMX Mario Circuit 1]]
|I1.22=London Loop 3RT|R1.22=[[Tour London Loop|London Loop 3R/T]]
|I1.23=SNES Mario Circuit 1RT|R1.23=[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T]]
|I1.24=SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|R1.24=[[SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2]]
|I1.25=N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R|R1.25=[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R]]
|I1.26=Amsterdam Drift|R1.26=[[Tour Amsterdam Drift|Amsterdam Drift]]
|I1.27=New York Minute B|R1.27=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute B]]

|I2.1=Los Angeles Laps 3RT|R2.1=[[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps 3R/T]]**
|I2.2=SNES Mario Circuit 3RT|R2.2=[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T]]**
|I2.3=Los Angeles Laps 3R|R2.3=[[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps 3R]]
|I2.4=SNES Mario Circuit 2R|R2.4=[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2R]]*
|I2.5=GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T|R2.5=[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T]]*
|I2.6=Tokyo Blur 4T|R2.6=[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur 4T]]
|I2.7=Tokyo Blur 3RT|R2.7=[[Tour Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur 3R/T]]
|I2.8=SNES Mario Circuit 1R|R2.8=[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|SNES Mario Circuit 1R]]
|I2.9=SNES Mario Circuit 1T|R2.9=[[SNES Mario Circuit 1|SNES Mario Circuit 1T]]
|I2.10=RMX Ghost Valley 1R|R2.10=[[RMX Ghost Valley 1|RMX Ghost Valley 1R]]
|I2.11=Sydney Sprint R|R2.11=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint R]]
|I2.12=Sydney Sprint 2RT|R2.12=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint 2R/T]]
|I2.13=New York Minute 4|R2.13=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 4]]
|I2.14=New York Minute 4T|R2.14=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 4T]]
|I2.15=SNES Donut Plains 1|R2.15=[[SNES Donut Plains 1]]
|I2.16=SNES Donut Plains 1T|R2.16=[[SNES Donut Plains 1|SNES Donut Plains 1T]]
|I2.17=London Loop 3|R2.17=[[Tour London Loop|London Loop 3]]
|I2.18=GCN Yoshi Circuit RT|R2.18=[[GCN Yoshi Circuit|GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T]]
|I2.19=SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R|R2.19=[[SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R]]
|I2.20=3DS Wario Shipyard R|R2.20=[[3DS Wario Shipyard|3DS Wario Shipyard R]]
|I2.21=Wii Mushroom Gorge T|R2.21=[[Wii Mushroom Gorge|Wii Mushroom Gorge T]]***
|I2.22=3DS Bowser's Castle RT|R2.22=[[3DS Bowser's Castle|3DS Bowser's Castle R/T]]
|I2.23=Sky-High Sundae|R2.23=[[Sky-High Sundae|Sky-High Sundae T]]
|I2.24=Sydney Sprint 3|R2.24=[[Tour Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint 3]]
|I2.25=Wii Daisy Circuit RT|R2.25=[[Wii Daisy Circuit|Wii Daisy Circuit R/T]]
|I2.26=Piranha Plant Pipeline T|R2.26=[[Piranha Plant Pipeline|Piranha Plant Pipeline T]]
|I2.27=Squeaky Clean Sprint|R2.27=[[Squeaky Clean Sprint]]
}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
MKT Mario Sunshine render.png|Promotional render of the Pinch Hitter alongside [[Mario|Mario (Sunshine)]] and the [[Home-Field Glider]]
MKT Mario Baseball.jpg|[[Mario|Mario (Baseball)]] drifting on [[Tour Los Angeles Laps|Los Angeles Laps 3]]
MKT 2nd Anniversary Tour Week 2 Drivers.jpg|Mario (Baseball) tricking in the Pinch Hitter on [[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 4]]
MKT Helmeted Mario Pipe.jpg|Mario (Baseball) tricking in the Pinch Hitter on [[RMX Mario Circuit 1]]
MKT Anniversary Tour Week 2 Drivers.jpg|Mario (Baseball) driving in the Pinch Hitter on [[Tour Berlin Byways|Berlin Byways 3]]
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=トップバッター
|JapR=Toppu Battā
|JapM=Leadoff Hitter (literally "Top Batter")
|Chi=第一棒
|ChiR=Dì yī bàng
|ChiM=Leadoff Hitter
|Fre=Turbo-batte rouge
|FreM=Red Turbo-bat
|Ger=Rot-Baseballer
|GerM=Red Baseballer
|Ita=Battistrada fuoricampo
|ItaM=Home-Run Outrider
|Kor=리드오프
|KorR=Rideu-opeu
|KorM=Leadoff
|Por=Rebatedor vermelho
|PorM=Red Hitter
|Spa=Bateador rojo
|SpaM=Red Batter
}}

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