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|image=[[File:MKT Icon PinchHitter.png|200px]]<br/>The Pinch Hitter in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|image=[[File:MKT Icon PinchHitter.png|200px]]<br>The Pinch Hitter in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
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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. 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]] also appears, and like the Pinch Hitter, it has the High-End classification.
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 baseball bats with the ''Mario Kart'' logo on the back, with two as the exhaust pipes. 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==
==Statistics==
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{{MKT profile
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|I1.5=Toad Circuit R|R1.5=[[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit R]]
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|I1.6=Tokyo Blur T|R1.6=[[Tokyo Blur|Tokyo Blur T]]
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|I1.7=3DS Mario Circuit R|R1.7=[[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit R]]
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|I1.11=Mario Circuit 1|R1.11=[[SNES Mario Circuit 1]]
|I1.11=SNES Mario Circuit 1|R1.11=[[SNES Mario Circuit 1]]
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|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]]
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|I1.17=SNES Mario Circuit 3T|R1.17=[[SNES Mario Circuit 3|SNES Mario Circuit 3T]]
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|I1.25=N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R|R1.25=[[N64 Koopa Troopa Beach|N64 Koopa Troopa Beach R]]
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|I2.4=SNES Mario Circuit 2R|R2.4=[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2R]]*
|I2.5=Cheep-Cheep Island T|R2.5=[[GBA Cheep-Cheep Island|GBA Cheep-Cheep Island T]]*
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|I2.19=SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R|R2.19=[[SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2|SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2R]]
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|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]]
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
MKT Mario Baseball.jpg|[[Mario|Mario (Baseball)]] drifting on [[Los Angeles Laps 3]]
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>
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|JapR=Toppu Battā
|JapR=Toppu Battā
|JapM=Leadoff Hitter (literally "Top Batter")
|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
|Ger=Rot-Baseballer
|GerM=Red Baseballer
|GerM=Red Baseballer
|Ita=Battistrada fuoricampo
|ItaM=Home-Run Outrider
|Kor=리드오프
|KorR=Lideuopeu
|KorM=Leadoff
|Por=Rebatedor vermelho
|Por=Rebatedor vermelho
|PorM=Red Hitter
|PorM=Red Hitter
|ChiT=第一棒
|Spa=Bateador rojo
|ChiTR=Dì yī bàng
|SpaM=Red Batter
|ChiTM=Leadoff Hitter
|Ita=Battistrada fuoricampo
|ItaM=Home-Run Outrider
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 12:32, April 1, 2024

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]

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.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
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
Lideuopeu
Leadoff

Portuguese Rebatedor vermelho
Red Hitter
Spanish Bateador rojo
Red Batter