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base runner

or base·run·ner

[ beys ruhn-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Baseball.

a player of the team at bat who is on base or is trying to run from one base to another.

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Simply put, they believe the risk of losing a base runner is not worth the reward.

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.

For an instant the third base runner hesitated, fearing a caught fly, and that instant cost his side the game.

The batsman becomes a base-runner the moment he starts for first-base.

Such a ball is snapped from the wrist and should be aimed to catch the base runner who is attempting to steal the base.

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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