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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Salmon gave up three hits and didn't allow a Syracuse base runner to get past second base while finishing with three strikeouts and just one walk.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Ohtani was shaky right from the start, allowing base runners in every one of his three innings.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Louis Varland’s fifth time facing the Dodgers this series stranded a pair of base runners.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Catcher Freddy Fermín threw out Jake Bauers attempting to steal second to erase Morgan’s lone base runner.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Ohtani was shaky right from the start, allowing base runners in every one of his three innings.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Louis Varland’s fifth time facing the Dodgers this series stranded a pair of base runners.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Catcher Freddy Fermín threw out Jake Bauers attempting to steal second to erase Morgan’s lone base runner.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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