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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Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages tracked Drew Gilbert’s flyout to the warning track, as the Giants’ base runners failed to hold in case the ball was caught.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Defensively, Naylor still struggles at times blocking balls, and has inconsistent carry on his pop time and throws when trying to throw out potential base runners.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
After striking out and then grounding out in his first two at-bats against the Dodgers' star, the second baseman stepped to the dish in the bottom of the fifth inning with base runners on the corners.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Hoerner rarely strikes out and is a top-tier base runner.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Defensively, Naylor still struggles at times blocking balls, and has inconsistent carry on his pop time and throws when trying to throw out potential base runners.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
After striking out and then grounding out in his first two at-bats against the Dodgers' star, the second baseman stepped to the dish in the bottom of the fifth inning with base runners on the corners.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Hoerner rarely strikes out and is a top-tier base runner.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 May 2026
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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