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What is a no-hitter in baseball?

The other team gets no hits, but runners can still reach base.

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  1. No batter reaches base
  2. No hits by the other team ✔
  3. No runs by the other team

Why: In a no-hitter, the other team gets no hits. Batters can still reach base on a walk, a hit by pitch, an error or a dropped third strike.

Huh, didn't know that: John Means's 2021 no-hitter had one baserunner, who reached on a dropped third strike.

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Why did the pitcher celebrate quietly? He did not want to jinx the no-hitter.
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Answer: No hits by the other team. In a no-hitter, the other team gets no hits. Batters can still reach base on a walk, a hit by pitch, an error or a dropped third strike.

  1. Every MLB team's most recent no-hitter www.mlb.com/news/every-mlb-team-s-last-no-hitter-c276325568
    one of the game's greatest achievements to get 27 or more outs without surrendering a single hit
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. John Means throws unique no-hitter (MLB) www.mlb.com/news/john-means-throws-unique-no-hitter
    it was the first no-hitter in Major League history in which the only baserunner reached on a dropped third strike
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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