Meanings
nounpinch runner (plural pinch runners)
plural pinch runners · alternative pinch-runner
- ball gamesA substitute runner, usually brought in to replace a slow runner to increase the chance of that runner scoring.
Translations
Catalan corredor emergent
- corredor emergentbaseball: substitute runner
French coureur d'urgence
- coureur d'urgencebaseball: substitute runner
Japanese 代走, ピンチランナー
- 代走 (daisō)baseball: substitute runner
- ピンチランナー (pinchi rannā)baseball: substitute runner
Korean 대주자
- 대주자 (daejuja)baseball: substitute runner
Spanish corredor emergente
- corredor emergentebaseball: substitute runner
Cite this entry
APA
pinch runner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20runner
MLA
“pinch runner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20runner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinch runner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinch%20runner.
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