base runner

[beys ruhn-er] / ˈbeɪs ˌrʌn ər /

NOUN

baseball player on base

Synonyms

STRONGEST

runner

WEAK

baseburner pinch-runner

Example Sentences

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Trent Thornton, Gabe Speier and Muñoz each worked scoreless innings, allowing only one base runner.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

Abrams dropped in a soft single to right for the Nats first base runner to start the fourth inning.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Verlander didn’t allow another base runner until Rojas got him in the ninth.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Northeast Seattle had another prime scoring opportunity in the eighth, thanks in part to Little League’s extra-inning base runner rule.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

Any soft-brained heavy-weight can occasionally hit a ball for a home run, but it requires a shrewd, intelligent player, with his wits about him, to make a successful base runner.

From Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1895 by Chadwick, Henry