How to Use second base in a Sentence

second base

noun

• He slid into second base.
• He used to play second base for the Red Sox.
• He was thrown out at second base, but in the process, Greene moved up to the hot corner.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2022
• The Sox also plan to give him at least one game at second base.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Stargell got to second base, but was in a daze, wandered off the bag and got picked off.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
• With the Dodgers 3-1 up and a 1-0 count at the plate, Ohtani easily took second base.
  — Jamie Barton, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
• This season, the plan was to pitch in relief and play some second base.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022
• The play started with runners on first and second base.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
• Boyd was caught trying to steal second base on a 2-0 count.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 20 May 2022
• With the Dodgers up 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani took off for second base but was thrown out to end the inning.
  — Jacob Lev, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
• The Yard Goats had some chances late in the game with a runner at second base and one out in each of the last three innings.
  — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2022
• Bellinger lined it 101 mph to the right of second base and through the Giants’ shifted infield.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2021
• Chisholm, a free agent in 2027, has played second base three times this season.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
• The game ended on a routine ground ball to second base for the final out.
  — oregonlive, 25 May 2022
• Then, Greene showcased his strong arm with a throw to hold George Springer at second base.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2022
• Guys who won’t mindlessly throw home and give up second base in the process.
  — Dallas News, 20 July 2022
• Baylee Price brought home the next two runs with a two-run single, but was tagged out at second base.
  — Evan Dudley, al, 5 May 2022
• Even Lux, whose move to second base nudged Betts to shortstop, still can bounce throws from there.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
• Plug in Yu Chang for Miller at second base, and this could be how Cleveland opens the season.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2022
• Fisher balked him to second base and Spear's fly ball to deep center sent him to third.
  — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
• Who’s going to play second base -- Chang, Miller, Clement or Gimenez?
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 2 Apr. 2022
• Padres third baseman Jantzen Witte threw the ball to second base and Lux swerved to his left to avoid being hit.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
• Semien played second base for the Blue Jays last season, but is a shortstop by trade.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2021
• The barrel of Chas McCormick’s bat landed short of second base and then slid all the way to the outfield grass.
  — Stephen Hawkins, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
• The Puerto Rican hammered the first pitch, a cutter, up the middle, just to the right of second base.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2021
• Against the Giants on Friday, the Dodgers twice had a runner on second base with one out.
  — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2021
• Clarke was on second base and had a Mesa Solar Sox runner ahead of him on third.
  — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
• In the meantime, Kim could take over Lux’s role at second base, at least as a platoon option against right-handed pitching.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
• Ohtani tore the labrum in his left shoulder trying to steal second base during the World Series and has been spending the offseason rehabbing from surgery.
  — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2025