How to Use first base in a Sentence

first base

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• She hit a ground ball to first base.
• He used to be a catcher, but now he plays first base.
• The clip showed the girl hitting the ball and running to first base.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• Will Rogers on first base and hoped to put the ball in play.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2022
• DeShields’ father is the first base coach for the Reds.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 1 Sep. 2021
• The Guardians are no longer on red alert at first base.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
• Witt made the throw to first base, but Mountcastle beat the throw to the bag.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
• Jakob got Betts to pop up to first base to end the inning.
  — Kevin Acee, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
• The increase would be the agency’s first base fare hike in a decade.
  — oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2022
• Williams scored all the way from first base on a single.
  — oregonlive, 7 June 2022
• Collin Cowgill was named the first base coach and will work with the outfielders.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2022
• Piedmont on the wrong end of two very close plays at first base.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 17 May 2022
• In the first inning of the opener, Shohei Ohtani came to the plate with a runner on first base.
  — Bruce Schoenfeld, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• On the next pitch, Vest drilled Ke'Bryan Hayes with a 93.7 mph fastball to the hand for a free pass to first base.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2022
• Muncy slipped while trying to field the ball and could not complete the throw to first base.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2022
• The ball skipped off his glove and rolled into the outfield, and Báez scored all the way from first base.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
• Ohtani trudged to first base, where Seth Brown said something to him.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022
• Tyler Wade made the grab, but couldn’t out-throw Robert’s hustle to first base.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
• Williams, Grapevine’s cleanup hitter, pushed a bunt to first base to score Tatum to make it 3-1.
  — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024
• The rule applies to all bases, but the emphasis is on first base.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
• Big brother came up again in the fifth with one out and Kim Ha-seong on first base.
  — Bernie Wilson, ajc, 20 Oct. 2022
• Starter at first base won the home run derby the night before.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2022
• As the trade deadline neared, the Red Sox had problems at first base.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• Kyle Schwarber started at first base for the fourth time in the last six games.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• Gore induced Pavin Smith to hit a slow roller — clocked at 30.8 mph — down the first base line.
  — Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
• That would open a spot for Owen Miller at first base and give the Guardians a catcher who can hit.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 May 2022
• Reynolds’ relay was a fraction late to get the speedy Hayes at first base.
  — Alan Saunders, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2022
• He's played first base in 64 games, third base in 33 games and second base in two games.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2023
• And Goldschmidt, at age 37, should be an upgrade over last year’s revolving door at first base.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
• In the first four seasons of his MLB career, Burger only played five games at first base, but last year played the majority of his games (69) at first base but did play 59 games at third base.
  — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025