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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Quick innings with Miami at bat, sloppy fielding allowing Colorado runners on base.
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Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Senzatela put the first three runners on base before getting an out in the bottom of the first.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
The Blue Jays went 22 consecutive innings without pushing a runner across home and stranded 28-consecutive runners on base.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Rafaela went 1 for 3 with a double, but otherwise the Red Sox went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight men on base.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
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Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Senzatela put the first three runners on base before getting an out in the bottom of the first.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
The Blue Jays went 22 consecutive innings without pushing a runner across home and stranded 28-consecutive runners on base.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Rafaela went 1 for 3 with a double, but otherwise the Red Sox went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded eight men on base.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
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“On base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20base. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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