base stealer
noun
: a baseball player who steals bases
Renteria is twenty-eight years old, a good fielder and base stealer …—
Allen Barra
Allen Barra
base stealing
noun
Another factor in base stealing that Morgan believes is overlooked is the failure rate.
—Randy Minkoff
Randy Minkoff
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Great bat-to-ball, elite ability on the bases as a base stealer, a good defender in the middle of the diamond at second base.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
He’s thrown out 14 percent of would-be base stealers compared with Wong’s 22 percent and McGuire’s 25 percent.
—Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
There are many factors that go into being a successful base stealer.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Salas added a second single in the ninth inning and also threw out a would-be base stealer while catching nine different pitchers across nine innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
He’s thrown out 14 percent of would-be base stealers compared with Wong’s 22 percent and McGuire’s 25 percent.
—Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
There are many factors that go into being a successful base stealer.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
Salas added a second single in the ninth inning and also threw out a would-be base stealer while catching nine different pitchers across nine innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for base stealer
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“Base stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20stealer. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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