How to Use base on balls in a Sentence
base on balls
noun phrase-
So after being called out on strikes, Muncy took his base on balls.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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Each fielder has to touch it before a tag can be applied, creating an opportunity to turn a base on balls into two bases.
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Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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After a walk to CJ Abrams, López issued another base on balls to Daylen Lile to force in a run.
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ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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His base on balls followed one by Jac Caglianone (118 days in the big leagues) and the single by Zach Dezenzo (one year, 55 days in the big leagues) that preceded it.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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After Coby Mayo led off the bottom of the fourth with a double, Tyler O'Neill drew a walk and Jackson Holliday also earned base on balls two outs later.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
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