basestealer
Bag-to-bag rusher
A basestealer is a baseball player skilled at stealing bases—advancing to the next base while the pitcher delivers to home plate.
The term emphasizes this as a defining characteristic: He's one of the fastest basestealers in the league.
Speed and timing are essential, as the runner must read the pitcher and react instantly.
Scoring base in baseball
- infieldBaseball's inner diamond
- shortstopInfield position, number six
- catcherMasked diamond position
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
diamond · umpire · inning · dugout · basepath · bag · ninety · tag
Moving with speed
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- speedsterVery fast person
dash · acceleration · fleet · nimble · explosive · burst · quickness · legs
Smooth continuous movement
- leadoffFirst in sequence
- timingArt of choosing moments
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- readComprehend written language
break · pickoff · secondary · lead · getaway · crossover · delayed · straight
Systematic examination of datasets
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- timingArt of choosing moments
distraction · pressure · aggression · gamble · risk · reward · percentage · situation
homeplate
Scoring base in baseball
pitcher · diamond · umpire · inning · dugout · basepath · bag · ninety · tag · throwdown
quick
Moving with speed
speedster · dash · acceleration · fleet · nimble · explosive · burst · quickness · legs · wheels
slide
Smooth continuous movement
read · break · pickoff · secondary · lead · getaway · crossover · delayed · straight · headfirst
analytics
Systematic examination of datasets
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- tendencyInclination toward a behavior
- exploitNotable act or abuse
timing · distraction · pressure · aggression · gamble · risk · reward · percentage · situation · count
Ichiro
Japanese masculine given name
basestealerslugger
Powerful baseball batter
power hitter · home run hitter · cleanup hitter · designated hitter · contact hitter
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