on base
idiom
baseball
: occupying one of the bases (first, second, or third) during a game
There's a runner on base.
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Boston ultimately finished 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners on base.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
That 17 of Rodgers’ 25 strikeouts this season have come with runners on base only heightens the frustration.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 May 2025
All 5 of Arkansas’ home runs were with runners on base and accounted for 12 of the team’s 13 runs.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
There were no runners on base with one out when Red Sox leadoff hitter Jarren Duran stepped to the plate and hit a fly ball in Varsho’s direction.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
That 17 of Rodgers’ 25 strikeouts this season have come with runners on base only heightens the frustration.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 May 2025
All 5 of Arkansas’ home runs were with runners on base and accounted for 12 of the team’s 13 runs.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
There were no runners on base with one out when Red Sox leadoff hitter Jarren Duran stepped to the plate and hit a fly ball in Varsho’s direction.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“On base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20base. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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