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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trying to stretch a single into a double, McNeil fielded the ball and threw out Bart by a mile at second base.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
Just things started speeding up and didn’t even see the clock there or even the pickoff at second base.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2024
His team has a representative vying for a spot at every positional grouping besides second base.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Castellanos stole second base and advanced to third on an error by Marlins catcher Ali Sanchez.
—Miami Herald, 29 June 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
Just things started speeding up and didn’t even see the clock there or even the pickoff at second base.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2024
His team has a representative vying for a spot at every positional grouping besides second base.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
Castellanos stole second base and advanced to third on an error by Marlins catcher Ali Sanchez.
—Miami Herald, 29 June 2024
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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