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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As the base runners scampered home, tying the game, Chicago players and fans alike shrieked with glee.
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
But after Ty Rhoades grounded out to move the base runners to second and third, Trey Hill struck out looking in a seven-pitch at-bar.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
Keller had a base runner in every inning, but didn’t get its first hit until sophomore Maddox McCrary lined a single to left center in the top of the sixth.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Reading managed two base runners in the top of the fifth but Taylor held the score.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
But after Ty Rhoades grounded out to move the base runners to second and third, Trey Hill struck out looking in a seven-pitch at-bar.
—Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
Keller had a base runner in every inning, but didn’t get its first hit until sophomore Maddox McCrary lined a single to left center in the top of the sixth.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Reading managed two base runners in the top of the fifth but Taylor held the score.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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