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Noun: cleanup position
  1. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
    "The team's star slugger typically bats in the cleanup position";
    - cleanup, cleanup spot

Derived forms: cleanup positions

Type of: position

Part of: batting order, card, lineup, line-up

Encyclopedia: Cleanup position