on base
idiom
baseball
: occupying one of the bases (first, second, or third) during a game
There's a runner on base.
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Following Caballero’s hit, the Rays went 1-for-11 with runners on base.
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John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025
After the game, LCC coach Justin Machado lamented the fact his team left so many runners on base.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Boston ultimately finished 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners on base.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
That 17 of Rodgers’ 25 strikeouts this season have come with runners on base only heightens the frustration.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 May 2025
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John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 May 2025
After the game, LCC coach Justin Machado lamented the fact his team left so many runners on base.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Boston ultimately finished 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine runners on base.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
That 17 of Rodgers’ 25 strikeouts this season have come with runners on base only heightens the frustration.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 May 2025
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“On base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20base. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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