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View synonyms for base runner
base runner
or base·run·ner
[ beys ruhn-er ]
noun
, Baseball.
- a player of the team at bat who is on base or is trying to run from one base to another.
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- base run·ning noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of base runner1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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Example Sentences
A base-runner is out if he interferes with an opponent while the latter is fielding a ball or if he is hit by a batted ball.
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For an instant the third base runner hesitated, fearing a caught fly, and that instant cost his side the game.
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The batsman becomes a base-runner the moment he starts for first-base.
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Such a ball is snapped from the wrist and should be aimed to catch the base runner who is attempting to steal the base.
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A base runner should never stop trying to make a base until the ball is in the hands of the baseman.
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