base runner
noun
: a baseball player of the team at bat who is on base or is attempting to reach a base
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The Orioles still allow the seventh-fewest steals per game in MLB, largely because their pitchers are successful at preventing base runners in the first place.
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
Each player bats once in each inning and all base runners are safe.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
The southpaw scattered just four more base runners across the next four frames.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
But the invading fans prevented Giants base runner Fred Merkle from touching second base, leading to a force-out and wiping out New York's win.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
Each player bats once in each inning and all base runners are safe.
—Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
The southpaw scattered just four more base runners across the next four frames.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
But the invading fans prevented Giants base runner Fred Merkle from touching second base, leading to a force-out and wiping out New York's win.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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