leadoff runner
Initial base occupant
The leadoff runner is the first baserunner in an inning of baseball—the player who reaches base before any other in that half-inning.
Getting a leadoff runner on base is strategically valuable, as it creates scoring opportunities: The leadoff runner stole second and scored on a single.
The term distinguishes from leadoff hitter, who bats first in the lineup.
- firstPosition number one
- baserunnerPlayer between bases
- on baseHaving reached successfully
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- stolen baseRunner's mid-pitch advancement credit
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