Examples of 'pinch runner' in a sentence
Meaning of "pinch runner"
pinch runner - a substitute baserunner in baseball, typically a faster runner used in key game situations
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- A substitute runner, usually brought in to replace a slow runner to increase the chance of that runner scoring.
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He was used as a pinch runner and second baseman.
Stewart was not exclusively a pinch runner.
He was also used as a pinch runner on several occasions.
He did score one run that season as a pinch runner.
He scored one other run as a pinch runner later in that same month.
He was a leadoff hitter with great defensive skills and was used mainly as a pinch runner.
I will need a pinch runner.
A pinch runner is a baseball player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base.
He was used most frequently as a pinch runner.
He entered the game as a pinch runner for Josh Hamilton in the fourth inning.
He appeared in one game as a pinch runner.
He was primarily used as a pinch runner during his month-long stay in the big leagues.
Frappeur de relève pinch runner.
Specialist pinch runner Ukyo Shuto stole 4 bases for his team to lead the tournament.
Dyson has been great so far for the Royals as a pinch runner.
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Used primarily as a pinch runner with the Pirates, he had 21 stolen bases in four seasons.
I said I am gonna need a pinch runner.
Rick Bladt substituted as a pinch runner for Banks.
He appeared in only one game that year, as a pinch runner.
McCann was then replaced by pinch runner Derek Fisher.
He 's looking for Hatteberg to get on base maybe bring in a pinch runner.
Parsons was used as a pinch hitter or pinch runner 48 times in those 63 games.
He's looking for Hatteberg to get on base… maybe bring in a pinch runner.
This wasn't an ordinary pinch runner.
Finally, last game of the year, Coach was looking for a pinch runner.
Most of his appearances came as a pinch hitter, with some as a pinch runner as well.
