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automatic runner

[ aw-tuh-mat-ik ruhn-er ]

noun

, Baseball, Softball.
  1. Also called ghost runner. a runner who is automatically placed on second base at the beginning of each half of an extra inning, before any pitch is thrown.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of automatic runner1

First recorded in 1980–85; added to Major League Baseball rules of play in 2020

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