second base

noun

1

: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball

2

: the player position for defending the area on the first-base side of second base

second baseman noun

Examples of second base in a Sentence

He slid into second base.

He used to play second base for the Red Sox.

Recent Examples on the Web

Miguel Rojas scored off a leadoff walk in the third, after avoiding a double-play at second base, stealing third and then getting a good jump on a wild pitch from Braves starter Max Fried to race home. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024

The Giants shifted Luciano to second base, only to start Donovan Walton over him on Friday. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2024

Nico Hoerner singled and stole second base to give Swanson a chance to drive him in. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2024

At second base, Luciano’s path to regular playing time is cleaner than Matos’s. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

second base

noun

: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball or the position of the player defending the area around it