"To run the bases" means to run in a counterclockwise direction from one base to another on a baseball or softball field to score a point. Full definition
Claims that more spending on childcare will pay back the taxpayer in the long run based on better child development or increased workplace productivity are shaky. (educationnext.org)
Look at this news story of a girl who, having finally hit her first home run, blew out her knee and could not run the bases. (theattachedmother.com)