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- noun baseball The act of running
bases , or a player's skill in doing so
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their baserunning is bad, and their overall fundamental play is worse.
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Hilton Head American will practice twice between now and Tuesday, though Coach Mlodzinksi said the workouts would be more for ironing out a few kinks -- such as baserunning -- rather than all-out drills to correct major shortcomings.
Island Packet: Home 2009
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But on Wednesday, a breathtaking aerial throw he made was countered by a bit of too casual baserunning, as he was thrown out at home when he didn't slide into the plate.
Mets Squander Niese's Strong Effort Joshua Robinson 2011
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Defense, baserunning and juicing have nothing ....
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MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins won two World Series in the Metrodome, but the ballpark closed for baseball with a painful memory for Twins fans: Nick Punto desperately trying to get back to third base after a huge baserunning blunder.
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His baserunning was suspect, and he was a liability in the outfield.
Rabbi Joshua Hess: Matt Kemp And Rihanna: Are Our Significant Others Holding Us Back? Rabbi Joshua Hess 2011
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When I pressed Riggleman further on what he is seeing out of Morgan of late, he said, I hate when anybody's not getting hits because it can get in your head, but he's working really hard and he's totally receptive to every message I give, or [third base/baserunning coach] Bo Porter gives him about baserunning or [hitting coach] Rick Eckstein.
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Here are the teams that have had the best net gain on the basepaths extra baserunning advances and steals, minus baserunning outs*:
Run, Run and Run Some More Brian Costa 2011
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He has great speed but is prone to baserunning mistakes.
What About Nunez? Daniel Barbarisi 2011
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By adding extra baserunning advances and steals, subtracting for baserunning outs and unsuccessful steal attempts and comparing the total to the major-league average, BIS calculates each team's net gain on the basepaths.
Run, Run and Run Some More Brian Costa 2011
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