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 slowing scored after the third as Hall allowed just one base runner over the next three innings.
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Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Royals had a base runner reach scoring position in each inning.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Balanag also has an uncanny ability to pick off base runners, an invaluable skill.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
After combining for three base runners through the first five innings, the Reds loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth on a one-out walk and back-to-back singles for veteran slugger Eugenio Suárez, who hit 49 home runs last season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
The Royals had a base runner reach scoring position in each inning.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Balanag also has an uncanny ability to pick off base runners, an invaluable skill.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
After combining for three base runners through the first five innings, the Reds loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth on a one-out walk and back-to-back singles for veteran slugger Eugenio Suárez, who hit 49 home runs last season.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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