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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Looking to turn the double play, Urías fumbled the ball and allowed all three base runners to advance safely.
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Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Henderson is the team’s best table-setter, best table-cleaner, best base runner, most impactful defender.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Compounding a harmless base runner with subsequent walks has been habitual.
—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
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Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Henderson is the team’s best table-setter, best table-cleaner, best base runner, most impactful defender.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Compounding a harmless base runner with subsequent walks has been habitual.
—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
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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