on base

phrase

baseball

: occupying one of the bases (first, second, or third) during a game

There's a runner on base.

Examples of on base in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Royals collected seven hits Thursday but were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Pete Crow-Armstrong had one of his worst offensive games of the year, finishing 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and had nine total runners on base for those at-bats. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Marsee connected for his 11th homer in the third against Merrill Kelly (9-14) with Javier Sanoja on base. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Yankees batters struck out a season-high-tying 17 times, including five by Spencer Jones, and had a season-most 13 men left on base. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on base

• abase
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• backspace
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• birthplace
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• bookcase
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