How to Use second base in a Sentence

second base

noun
Definition of second basenext
  • 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
  • The play started with runners on first and second base.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the Twins caught Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sleeping and picked him off at second base to end the inning.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Zach Huizar was hit by a pitch, stole second base and scored on Elliott’s single to make it 5-0.
    — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
  • The barrel of Chas McCormick’s bat landed short of second base and then slid to the outfield grass.
    — Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Jorge Lizarraga drove in a run with a groundout to second base, making it 4-2.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Sosa reached it behind second base but was unable to make a play as Rogers scored from third.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • As the ball bounced toward the Reds’ dugout, Zack Collins scored from second base on a ground ball to the second baseman.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2022
  • On the play, Cron — who ranks in the 11th percentile for sprint speed according to Statcast — tried to score from second base.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
  • The Padres had runners on first and second base with two outs when Austin Nola hit a ground ball to Turner.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • After White led off with a double he was picked off second base.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2024
  • But some question his ability to play second base in the big leagues.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The shortstop had Hicks played perfectly, shifting toward the second base side of the bag.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Teams must have two players on either side of second base with their feet on the infield dirt.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The Red Sox still have a hole at second base heading into next season.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The 2023 version can slide Trevor Story from second base back to shortstop.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
  • But Rosario has been fine at shortstop and Gimenez gave them an All-Star season at second base last year.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Scalise was standing at second base when a lone gunman opened fire.
    — Lz Granderson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
  • He was cut down trying to stretch it into a triple, and the Astros got only one runner to second base the rest of the way.
    — David Ginsburg, Chron, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Instead, all infielders must play in the infield, with two on each side of second base.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Marte’s defense suffered this year, as well, despite a move back to second base.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • An inning later, Brooks Lee made a low throw that Willi Castro at second base had to lean down to catch.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 13 July 2024
  • To end the sixth inning, Aledo’s Addie Perry sent a ground ball to second base.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • And to add to the Rays’ night, Zobrist a late-inning replacement at second base, caught a popup for the final out.
    — Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2024

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