It hangs on to this weighty - indeed, as it now sounds, momentous - lead-off for the rest of the piece, in eight granitic subject entries.
Before the pitch, the runner takes a "lead-off," walking several steps away from the base as a head start toward the next base.
It is also the lead-off track of his upcoming self-titled debut album.
His lead-off time was faster than the winning time in the individual 100-meter freestyle final later in the meet.
To promote the album, music video of the lead-off track was filmed.
In his previous at-bat he collected his first career lead-off home run.
In the next day's away game, he was listed in the lineup as shortstop, batting lead-off.
The latter song is being released as the lead-off single from the album.
