free base

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Before the ball left Claudio’s left hand, however, Peralta heard Wolf call the violation, voiding the pitch and giving him a free base.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023

After hitting a batter in the fourth — his sixth free base allowed — Adon allowed an RBI single to Tomas Nido to end his day at just 3 2/3 innings.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2022

“The leadoff walk hurts there, giving them a free base runner to start the inning‚” said Finnegan, adding that he didn’t have a feel for his slider or splitter.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2021

"Any time you have a two-out walk and you give them a free base, for whatever reason it comes back to hurt you," Woodruff said.

From Fox News • Jul. 26, 2021

The free base appears also to act upon cellulose, for, upon placing a few drops of the melted substance upon filter paper, a considerable amount of heat is evolved.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 by Various