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

Like a pitcher exiting the game with men on base, Manuel is on the hook for whatever happens with Whittingham and new men’s basketball coach Mike Boynton. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026

He’s also tied for fourth-worst among all pitchers with 22 home runs allowed, and is trying to limit the damage by not giving them up with runners on base. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

And in Game 2, the Yankees went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Perhaps only one runner would have been on base — Tatis, via a pitch off his backside — but Cabrera mistakenly threw to second after looking Tatis back to second on Merrill’s tapper back to the mound. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for on base

• abase
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• backspace
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