base stealer
noun
: a baseball player who steals bases
Renteria is twenty-eight years old, a good fielder and base stealer …—
Allen Barra
Allen Barra
base stealing
noun
Another factor in base stealing that Morgan believes is overlooked is the failure rate.
—Randy Minkoff
Randy Minkoff
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Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench once called Lopes the best base stealer in the game.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Lopes established himself as one of the most prolific base stealers in baseball.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Lopes was a member of the team’s record-setting infield of the 1970s and 1980s and one of the finest base stealers in MLB history.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
That means working on getting rid of the ball quicker to at least make potential base stealers a little more wary.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Lopes established himself as one of the most prolific base stealers in baseball.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Lopes was a member of the team’s record-setting infield of the 1970s and 1980s and one of the finest base stealers in MLB history.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
That means working on getting rid of the ball quicker to at least make potential base stealers a little more wary.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Base stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20stealer. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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