on base
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baseball
: occupying one of the bases (first, second, or third) during a game
There's a runner on base.
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The Blue Jays had two men on base, needing just one run to win the championship.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy was on base a lot (11 walks) but didn’t hit a ton until going 3-for-4 with a home run in Game 7.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Freeman batted three times with runners on base before becoming the first player ever to hit a walk-off homer in two World Series games, having done so the first time last year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Although the tying and go-ahead runs were on base, Bieber was bailed out by left-hander Mason Fluharty.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy was on base a lot (11 walks) but didn’t hit a ton until going 3-for-4 with a home run in Game 7.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Freeman batted three times with runners on base before becoming the first player ever to hit a walk-off homer in two World Series games, having done so the first time last year.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Although the tying and go-ahead runs were on base, Bieber was bailed out by left-hander Mason Fluharty.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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“On base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20base. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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