base runner

[beys ruhn-er] / ˈbeɪs ˌrʌn ər /

NOUN

baseball player on base

Synonyms

STRONGEST

runner

WEAK

baseburner pinch-runner

Example Sentences

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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

Making his first start of the spring, Logan Gilbert tossed two scoreless innings, issuing a walk to Bobby Witt Jr. for his only base runner and striking out three batters.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Any soft-brained heavy-weight can occasionally hit a ball for a home run, but it requires a shrewd, intelligent player, with his wits about him, to make a successful base runner.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 by Chadwick, Henry