third base
noun
1
: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
2
: the player position for defending the area around third base
third baseman
noun
Examples of third base in a Sentence
a runner on third base
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And with the loss, the Dodgers (29-19) fell half a game back of the Padres (29-18), after squandering two separate opportunities with speedy Hyeseong Kim standing on third base with two out, and stranding men on first and second in the ninth.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Herrera stayed at third base (despite Cardinals coach Ron Warner imploring Herrera to run) and Witt’s play saved a run.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
But Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel threw up a late stop sign for Kim to hold at third base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Schmitt has the versatility to play around the diamond, but Matt Chapman (third base), Willy Adames (shortstop) and Luis Arraez (second base) occupy the other infield spots.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Herrera stayed at third base (despite Cardinals coach Ron Warner imploring Herrera to run) and Witt’s play saved a run.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
But Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel threw up a late stop sign for Kim to hold at third base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Schmitt has the versatility to play around the diamond, but Matt Chapman (third base), Willy Adames (shortstop) and Luis Arraez (second base) occupy the other infield spots.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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