pinch-runner
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Toronto's Alejandro Kirk was hit by a pitch from reliever Roki Sasaki and replaced by speedy pinch-runner Myles Straw, before Addison Barger's line drive wedged under the wall in left centre field.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
But unlike Ohtani, he has yet to swing a bat in anger, entering each game as a pinch-runner or defensive replacement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
Then, Smith came through again in the ninth, lacing a go-ahead, two-out RBI double off the wall in left that scored pinch-runner James Outman all the way from first base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
Mitch Haniger led off with a double against Astros former closer Ryan Pressly and was replaced with pinch-runner Jonatan Clase.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
Rodriguez, who was given the day off as a physical and mental break, was inserted as a pinch-runner.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
