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.

StatisticsEdit

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

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