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  1. n. baseball, softball A player who is on base.
  2. n. baseball, softball By extension, a player who is trying to advance from base to base.

Examples

  • “Regardless of what actually happens to baserunners (note that our definition of 'baserunner' excludes those rounding the bases on a home run, simply for ease of writing's sake).”

    Lookout Landing

  • “It handcuffed me because it went through (baserunner Joe) Mauer's leg almost.”

    For Pujols, All-Star Game's excitement eclipses error

  • “The day before the Bautista trade, he was catching for Triple-A Norfolk when a baserunner collided with him at home plate, tearing the posterior cruciate ligament in Huber's left knee.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Bautista's Afternoon as a Met

  • “Holding the potent Yankee batting order hitless through the first four innings—the only pinstripe baserunner came via a second-inning walk to Hideki Matsui—he worked 5-2/3 innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out three and walking only two.”

    Simon & Schuster: One Season

  • “Stingy, steely-eyed and spectacular, while he walked six, he fanned an equal number; and no other baserunner besides the leadoff batter Ellsbury—who was left stranded in that first inning—reached third.”

    Simon & Schuster: One Season

  • “To that point, Gaudin, needing only one more out to qualify for the win, allowed only one baserunner to advance beyond first base.”

    Simon & Schuster: One Season

  • “He also fired the ball back in time to double off a baserunner and end the inning.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Score Sheet

  • “The sad plight of the slow baserunner underscores an increased emphasis on speed, especially in light of what Houston Astros manager Brad Mills referred to as the "post-steroid issue.”

    The Wall Street Journal: The Slowest Man in the Majors

  • “He's a better defender, a better thrower, a better baserunner, a better base stealer, and it's all because of his work, he added.”

    Great catch: Crawford grabs All-Star MVP award

  • “During that stretch, Feliz allowed just one baserunner in six innings.”

    American League Team Notes

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