A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ATBAT

Sun, 27 Oct '24
Time "up"
Thu, 19 Sep '24
Attempting to beat the curve?
Mon, 17 Jun '24
Chance for a hit, in baseball
Fri, 30 Jun '23
Up
Wed, 5 Oct '22
No longer on deck
Wed, 8 Jun '22
Plate appearance
Sat, 30 Apr '22
Up
Mon, 12 Jul '21
Facing the pitcher
Mon, 11 Jan '21
Chance for a hit