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free base
noun as in base on balls
Weak matches
Example Sentences
In the first inning, Betts walked on four pitches, Freddie Freeman took a free base from a full count and Teoscar Hernández watched four more balls miss the strike zone to load the bases.
“I don’t care what hitters are good at. Here’s my fastball, try to hit. I’m gonna locate in the zone and I’m gonna beat you in the zone. You’re not gonna get a free base. My mentality is always gonna be that way.”
Regulators urged consumers to stop using the recalled blenders immediately and contact BlendJet for a free base unit replacement.
Freeman flipped his bat, pointed to the dugout and took a free base that changed the game — followed immediately by a sacrifice fly from Will Smith and three-run home run from Muncy, his second of the game, to open up an 8-3 lead.
Following a frustrating 4-3 loss on Wednesday afternoon where they failed to take advantage of the plethora of free base runners provided by Angels starter Shohei Ohtani, the Mariners finished a disappointing opening homestand with only two wins in seven games.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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