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automatic runner
[ aw-tuh-mat-ik ruhn-er ]
noun
, Baseball, Softball.
- Also called ghost runner. a runner who is automatically placed on second base at the beginning of each half of an extra inning, before any pitch is thrown.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of automatic runner1
First recorded in 1980–85; added to Major League Baseball rules of play in 2020
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