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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Turning base runners into runs has been the gargantuan task.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Clemente won a 10-pitch battle by striking out Kuhio Aloy, and Gabe Fraser lined out to second base to strand the Razorbacks’ eighth, ninth and 10th base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Houston’s lineup stranded 11 base runners and totaled 13 strikeouts.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
That was the Razorbacks' first inning without a base runner today.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Clemente won a 10-pitch battle by striking out Kuhio Aloy, and Gabe Fraser lined out to second base to strand the Razorbacks’ eighth, ninth and 10th base runners.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Houston’s lineup stranded 11 base runners and totaled 13 strikeouts.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
That was the Razorbacks' first inning without a base runner today.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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