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base runner

[beys ruhn-er] / ˈbeɪs ˌrʌn ər /
NOUN
baseball player on base
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Given the early run support, Miller cruised through the first four innings, allowing just one base runner on a one-out walk to Kyle Tucker in the first inning.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 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

Seattle didn’t have another base runner until the ninth.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 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

He was only an ordinary fielder, and a fair base runner, but excelled as a batsman.

From A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson by Anson, Adrian Constantine



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