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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Compounding a harmless base runner with subsequent walks has been habitual.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
Preventing base runners at all costs is paramount against Philadelphia, which leads baseball in runs.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Mind you, this Mets team has demonstrated plenty of warts so far with some mind-numbing sloppy fielding at times and their catchers are 0-for-25 throwing out base runners going into the weekend.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024
Stranding base runners isn’t considered a successful strategy for those hoping to stick around for Saturday’s championship game, especially when the opponent is the defending national champion.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
Preventing base runners at all costs is paramount against Philadelphia, which leads baseball in runs.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
Mind you, this Mets team has demonstrated plenty of warts so far with some mind-numbing sloppy fielding at times and their catchers are 0-for-25 throwing out base runners going into the weekend.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2024
Stranding base runners isn’t considered a successful strategy for those hoping to stick around for Saturday’s championship game, especially when the opponent is the defending national champion.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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