How to Use basepath in a Sentence

basepath

noun
  • Witt blazed a trail on the basepaths.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 9, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
  • That's a lot of traffic on the basepaths.
    — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Hall is a plus runner and uses that speed well on the basepaths.
    — Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 13 June 2017
  • The goal was to create more traffic on the basepaths.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • More than 300 tons of clay were required to build the basepaths and mounds.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2025
  • There was traffic on the basepaths in only two innings, the third and the fifth.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026
  • Defensively, scouts note his strong arm and elite speed on the basepaths.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The 36-year-old hasn’t really been known for speed on the basepaths.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Toronto also ran into outs on the basepaths twice.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Soto also never had this much success on the basepaths in the past.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Toronto made a couple of risky decisions on the basepaths that led to outs.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But Culberson came through with a series of big plays at the plate and on the basepaths.
    — Molly Blue, OregonLive.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • What the Mets need is traffic on the basepaths, and Benge has helped provide it.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
  • Yandy Díaz was running from first base and slowed down on the basepath while running to second.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Three free passes to first base created a traffic jam on the basepaths with again only one out.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 9 July 2019
  • So happiness is found hurling a rubber ball at a younger runner on the basepath?
    — Callum Borchers, WSJ, 12 May 2022
  • This time, Caglianone and Collins were aboard with no outs, only to be stranded on the basepaths.
    — Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Royals count on Isbel to get aboard or move runners on the basepaths.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The Kansas City Royals have added more speed on the basepaths.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • The Rangers were also aggressive on the basepaths.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • The Dodgers have been the team that scores at will, dancing on the basepaths and celebrating in the dugout.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2023
  • But his ability to wreak havoc on the basepaths has the ability to be a gamechanger.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026
  • Granderson was frozen on the basepath before realizing time was called.
    — Jake Seiner, courant.com, 19 May 2017
  • Judge was all over the field and all over the basepaths, extending a rundown between third base and home to get a teammate to third.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Soto was jogging to the ball, while the veteran Springer was booking it around the basepaths.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • More activity on the basepaths could help their offense to create more scoring chances, though.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The game went to the 10th, neither team able to capitalize on traffic on the basepaths.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Expect a few spring training pickoffs as the Rangers try to push limits on leads to be more aggressive on basepaths.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Mike Scioscia is giving him free rein on the basepaths, and Trout is taking full advantage.
    — Si.com Staff, SI.com, 18 June 2018
  • Mancini then singled through the hole between first and second base, but was shaking his hand and squeezing it into a fist while on the basepaths.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 11 Apr. 2018

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