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
Chris Taylor started at second base against left-hander Jose Quintana in Game 4 and could start there against Manaea on Sunday.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Pratt did that when the next batter, Luke Adams singled him home from second base.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Hernandez made at least nine appearances at six different positions (first base, second base, third base, shortstop, left field and center field) and even pitched in four games.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
The Tigers’ lineup appears mostly set for 2025, with young players seemingly locked in at catcher (Dillon Dingler), first base (Spencer Torkelson), second base (Colt Keith), third base (Jace Jung), left field (Riley Greene), center field (Parker Meadows) and DH (Kerry Carpenter).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Pratt did that when the next batter, Luke Adams singled him home from second base.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Hernandez made at least nine appearances at six different positions (first base, second base, third base, shortstop, left field and center field) and even pitched in four games.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
The Tigers’ lineup appears mostly set for 2025, with young players seemingly locked in at catcher (Dillon Dingler), first base (Spencer Torkelson), second base (Colt Keith), third base (Jace Jung), left field (Riley Greene), center field (Parker Meadows) and DH (Kerry Carpenter).
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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