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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But gaining Ohtani the ace might mean some losses for Ohtani the base runner.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The Padres had a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh when Jose Iglesias singled for a one-out base runner.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
In fact, the Sox didn’t have a base runner until two outs in the fifth, when Luis Robert Jr. beat shortstop Corey Seager’s throw for an infield single.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Correa went 3-for-4 and cut down a base runner at the plate.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The Padres had a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh when Jose Iglesias singled for a one-out base runner.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
In fact, the Sox didn’t have a base runner until two outs in the fifth, when Luis Robert Jr. beat shortstop Corey Seager’s throw for an infield single.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Correa went 3-for-4 and cut down a base runner at the plate.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 May 2025
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“Base runner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20runner. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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