In baseball, a pinch runner is a player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing another player on base. The pinch runner may be faster or otherwise...

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A player ceases to be a base runner when: He scores a run, He is put out in any way, He is replaced by a pinch runner, A teammate is put out for the...

into a game and hit a pinch-hit home run during their first ever Major League at-bat: Baseball portal Designated hitter Pinch runner McMahon, Rob, ed. (2009)...

Look up pinch or pinching in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pinch or pinching may refer to: Pinch (action), to grip an object or substance between two...

plate in order to prevent a run being scored. Designated hitter Pinch hitter Pinch runner Utility infielder Utility players Starting pitcher Relief pitcher...

debut was on April 4, 1974, against the Texas Rangers. Appearing as a pinch runner for Joe Rudi in game two of the 1974 World Series, Washington was picked...

of this rule, his streak shall continue." Thus it is possible for a pinch-runner to enter a game and record a statistic—steal a base, be caught stealing...

and was walked with four consecutive balls before being replaced by a pinch-runner at first base. His jersey, bearing the uniform number "1⁄8", is displayed...

field, 44 as a pinch hitter, 16 in left field, 14 in right field, 7 as a pinch runner, and two as a DH. He batted 10-for-30 as a pinch hitter, with 11...

for the first time. He made his major league debut that same day as a pinch runner for Josh Bell against the New York Yankees. He gave up three homers,...

an ash tree. "The shrewd manager substitutes a fast runner for a slow one, and sends in a pinch hitter when the man he takes out is just as good with...

regarded as one of the fastest players in baseball and was mainly used as a pinch runner. Gore was frequently added to expanded rosters on contending teams late...

break the line, when they inserted Pumpsie Green as an eighth-inning pinch runner in a July 21, 1959 game at Chicago. Below is a list of the first 20 Black...

time and made his major-league debut against the Tampa Bay Rays as a pinch runner in extra innings. He recorded his first MLB hit on June 26, a single...

professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball, he appeared solely as a pinch runner for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1953 season. Listed at 6' 1",...

right-handed pitchers. An above-average athlete, he was sometimes used as a pinch runner and, in 1989, he hit home runs in two consecutive starts. Apart from...

third base and first base for one game each as well as serving as a pinch runner or designated hitter for 16 games while playing catcher for the remaining...

inning as a pinch runner) hit a walk-off home run to left to win it, sending Houston to the NLCS. Roger Clemens, who was brought in to pinch-hit in the...

for a cup of coffee (only two games played) — one as a pinch hitter and one as a pinch runner. Born in Sacramento, California, Sheridan threw and batted...

seven games, and played right field in one game, was a pinch runner in four games, and was a pinch hitter in three games. Stubbs had the fastest sprint...

September. He served as a pinch runner in his first 11 MLB appearances before Twins' manager Billy Martin used him as a pinch hitter and backup centerfielder...

2011, and he made his major league debut in the top of the ninth as a pinch runner against the Philadelphia Phillies that night, and scored a run. His father...

three rules for the 2023 season: The "designated pinch-runner" rule will have clubs designate a pinch runner that is not in the starting line up. That player...

mostly as a pinch runner or day-off replacement for infielders Pete Runnels and Don Buddin. Green made his debut on July 21, 1959, pinch-running in a...

the Colorado Rockies, he entered the game in the seventh inning as a pinch runner but was caught stealing third base. In the ninth inning, he made his...

four triples in his batting career) and he was frequently used as a pinch runner on days he was not pitching. He was also a fair—though awkward-looking—hitter...

disabled list. On August 19, 2018, Aquino made his major league debut as a pinch runner for Scooter Gennett. Aquino stayed in the game to play right field, and...

ever released that uses the "pinch runner" position label. Following his 13-month stint as the only "designated runner" in MLB history, Washington joined...

on an 0–1 pitch put runners on first and second. Jeter tried to reach for the ball, but got tangled in the legs of pinch-runner David Dellucci, who was...