base runner
noun
: a baseball player of the team at bat who is on base or is attempting to reach a base
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That was the Razorbacks' first inning without a base runner today.
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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
But the Twins adjusted against Smith, who limited them to four base runners through five innings and recorded the first two outs of the sixth.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Bunt & bye The first Arkansas base runner of the season was No. 8 hitter Ryder Helfrick after his one-out bunt single down the third-base line in the third inning.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
So that’s six base runners … on six pitches … with an out mixed in there just for fun.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025
But the Twins adjusted against Smith, who limited them to four base runners through five innings and recorded the first two outs of the sixth.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Bunt & bye The first Arkansas base runner of the season was No. 8 hitter Ryder Helfrick after his one-out bunt single down the third-base line in the third inning.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2025
So that’s six base runners … on six pitches … with an out mixed in there just for fun.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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