pinch runner

noun

Baseball.

1. a player sent into a game to replace a base runner.

Other Word Forms

• pinch running noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinch runner¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Pinch runner Makayla Garcia then stole home to give the Red Raiders a 1-0 lead.

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That game-changing speed was on display in just his second major league game when he was deployed as a ninth-inning pinch runner with a one-run deficit against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.

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Their best chance was in the second inning when a pinch runner tried to score from second on a ground ball off the glove of first baseman Trevor Sostman.

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Ryan Jeffers was hit by a pitch, Willi Castro reached on a fielder’s choice, and pinch runner Byron Buxton came around from second when Clase dropped a throw from Naylor on a potential game-ending grounder to first by Alex Kirilloff.

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Kelenic followed with a bloop single that scored Michael Harris II, but pinch runner Luke Williams was thrown out at the plate by Tyler Freeman.

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Related Words

• runner