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Base runner

noun

A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base). Synonym: runner.

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Etymology of 'Base runner'

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"Base runner" Quotes from Famous Books

... ball that he, as batsman, be deprived of making a base, without adding the unjust penalty of an out. This one sided condition of things, too, is increased when a double play is made on the catch of a foul ball, for not only is the batsman unfairly punished, but also the base runner who may have made the base ...

— Spalding's Baseball Guide and Official League Book for 1889 • edited by Henry Chadwick

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