I’m not sure what kind of batting average John Thompson III would post in professional baseball. Based on how he typically answers media questions, I suspect he’d be the kind of hitter how would foul off pitch after pitch. No big, violent swings. Not looking to go the other way. Get some singles. Maybe a two-bagger if you leg it out. But mostly aim to make contact, work the pitch count and perhaps annoy the person on the mound.
In this analogy, the reporter is the pitcher, which means there’s potential annoyance coming from this end in the form of high heat.