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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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.
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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
Neither team managed a base runner through the first four innings.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The slowing scored after the third as Hall allowed just one base runner over the next three innings.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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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
Neither team managed a base runner through the first four innings.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
The slowing scored after the third as Hall allowed just one base runner over the next three innings.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for base runner
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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