lead off

Meaning

noun The first batter in the batting order.
Jones has been the team's lead off hitter for three years.
noun The first batter of an inning.
The lead off hitter for the sixth inning is Jones.
noun The short distance that a player stands away from their current base.
noun The first item in a broadcast schedule.
verb Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead,‎ off.
The kitchen and the lounge lead off from the hallway.
verb To be the first batter of an inning.
Jones led off the inning with a home run.
verb To be the first of any set, especially the first person in a group to speak; to launch or begin something by speaking.