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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Miami squandered the opportunity to take an early lead, leaving three base runners stranded in the top of the second inning.
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Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Things looked bleak for Keller as Prosper starter Hank Rizzo cruised through the first four innings allowing just three base runners, but the wheels came off in the top of the fifth.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
The Cowgirls went ahead 1-0 in the top of the third inning after a 4-pitch walk drawn by 9-hole hitter Megan Bloodworth gave them a base runner.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
Those 32 base runners in New York were converted into just seven runs.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Things looked bleak for Keller as Prosper starter Hank Rizzo cruised through the first four innings allowing just three base runners, but the wheels came off in the top of the fifth.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
The Cowgirls went ahead 1-0 in the top of the third inning after a 4-pitch walk drawn by 9-hole hitter Megan Bloodworth gave them a base runner.
—Ethan Westerman, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
Those 32 base runners in New York were converted into just seven runs.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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