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base path

noun

, Baseball.
  1. the prescribed course for a base runner on the field extending in designated areas between the bases.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of base path1

First recorded in 1930–35

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Example Sentences

The same applies to Milwaukee’s performance on the base paths.

In the seventh, in a nod to October 2019, Martinez was ejected after Trea Turner was called out for running inside the base path on a dropped third strike.

The goal is to increase action on the base paths and the amount of contact made.

In 2020, his second full season in the league, Robles regressed at the plate and, more surprisingly, on the base paths and in center.

You timed that exactly, Joe, cried Robbie, and you came down that base path like a streak.

He flew along the base path at a rattling clip and beat the ball to the rubber by an eyelash.

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