pinch-runner

Example Sentences

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But few players were swifter around the bases, and managers enlisted him as a pinch runner in close, late-innings games.

From Los Angeles Times

Pinch runner Makayla Garcia then stole home to give the Red Raiders a 1-0 lead.

From Los Angeles Times

That game-changing speed was on display in just his second major league game when he was deployed as a ninth-inning pinch runner with a one-run deficit against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.

From Los Angeles Times

Their best chance was in the second inning when a pinch runner tried to score from second on a ground ball off the glove of first baseman Trevor Sostman.

From Los Angeles Times

Ryan Jeffers was hit by a pitch, Willi Castro reached on a fielder’s choice, and pinch runner Byron Buxton came around from second when Clase dropped a throw from Naylor on a potential game-ending grounder to first by Alex Kirilloff.

From Seattle Times