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.
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The Giants had four hits and just two runners reach second base, none from the fourth through the ninth innings.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
However, he was chased back to the second base bag.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
In previous years, both Carlos Correa and Javier Baez have been a part of Team Puerto Rico and the two have shifted to third and second base to allow Lindor to take the reins at shortstop.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Amador was a shortstop in the Dominican, with the Rockies recently moving him to second base more permanently .
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
However, he was chased back to the second base bag.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
In previous years, both Carlos Correa and Javier Baez have been a part of Team Puerto Rico and the two have shifted to third and second base to allow Lindor to take the reins at shortstop.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Amador was a shortstop in the Dominican, with the Rockies recently moving him to second base more permanently .
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for second base
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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