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Meanings of baserunner in English

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(Baseball, softball) A player who is on base.

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Examples for "runner"
Examples for "runner"
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David Cameron, Britain's prime minister, was runner-up for the second successive year.
The Guardian
2
He's a good hard runner, a great zone runner with great vision.
Reuters
3
No recent year has been so short of an obvious front runner.
The Irish Times
4
Last year Ireland's outstanding marathon runner Catherina McKiernan won the national prize.
The Irish Times
5
He's a power runner and his feet never stop going, Zimmer said.
Reuters
1
Then the graceful, powerful Lane, champion batter, champion base runner, stepped to the plate.
The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball Stories
2
She stopped so fast that she slid on her side like a base runner.
White fire
3
He was only an ordinary fielder, and a fair base runner, but excelled as a batsman.
A Ball Player's Career / Being the Personal Experiences and Remi...
4
At the same time he must cover his base to stop the base runner from advancing home.
Outdoor Sports and Games
5
But for the sake of the team his chief concern must be to advance the base runner.
The Minister and the Boy: A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Bo...
Usage of baserunner in English
1
The Liveboard feeds your need with up to the millisecond updates on scores, baserunner positions and jersey numbers.
Wired
2
Three times in the first five innings Cleveland put a baserunner on third but could not advance him the last 90 feet.
Reuters
3
Wells led the league in winning percentage, shutouts, strikeout-to-walk ratio, and fewest baserunners per inning.
The Yankee Years
4
Farnsworth finished the season with a 4.80 ERA while allowing 89 baserunners in 60 innings.
The Yankee Years
Frequent collocations
Baserunner through the time