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base runner

[beys ruhn-er] / ˈbeɪs ˌrʌn ər /
NOUN
baseball player on base
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The average game time was 2 hours, 45 minutes — 27 minutes quicker than compared to 2022 opening day — and base runners were successful on 21 of 23 stolen base attempts across the sport.

From Seattle Times

However, now I think he plays it because so many Dodger base runners wind up being stranded.

From Los Angeles Times

He faced the Milwaukee Brewers, a first-place team, and held them to two base runners — on a single and double — while dialing his sinker to 96 mph and snapping sliders at the dirt.

From Washington Post

He worked into the sixth inning, allowing a base runner in every inning, including the leadoff hitter in three of them.

From Seattle Times

After picking up the unearned run off Matz in the first inning, the Mariners mustered little more than a few base runners the rest of the way against the veteran lefty.

From Seattle Times