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base runner

[bays ruhn-er] / ˈbeɪs ˌrʌn ər /
NOUN
baseball player on base
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The right-hander pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one base runner on a walk and striking out three.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Making his second start of the spring, Luis Castillo cruised through the first two innings, allowing one base runner on a walk and striking out three hitters.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

Northeast Seattle had another prime scoring opportunity in the eighth, thanks in part to Little League’s extra-inning base runner rule.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

He struck out the side in the first on 13 pitches, whiffed seven of the first nine overall and didn’t allow a base runner until Zack Gelof’s one-out single in the fourth.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 20, 2023

Then the graceful, powerful Lane, champion batter, champion base runner, stepped to the plate.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey


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