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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The Mariners had the bases loaded with two outs in the 11th before Anderson struck out Raleigh to set up Schanuel’s fly ball after a sacrifice bunt from Oswald Peraza moved Frazier to third base.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In Rocker’s final inning, a single, wild throw and error put a runner on third base with no outs.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
The lineup Sunday — which was scheduled to be a day game following a late-afternoon Saturday matchup and before the Dodgers head to Toronto for a World Series rematch — included backups in right field, third base and behind the plate.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
His single muscled off the end of his bat into left-center field sent Tatis sprinting around third base and sliding across the plate with the go-ahead run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In Rocker’s final inning, a single, wild throw and error put a runner on third base with no outs.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
The lineup Sunday — which was scheduled to be a day game following a late-afternoon Saturday matchup and before the Dodgers head to Toronto for a World Series rematch — included backups in right field, third base and behind the plate.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
His single muscled off the end of his bat into left-center field sent Tatis sprinting around third base and sliding across the plate with the go-ahead run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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