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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After Oswaldo Cabrera's injury, Jazz Chisholm Jr. has taken over at third base and DJ LeMahieu has seen most of the work at second base.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Roman Anthony drove in a run with a single, then advanced to second base when Jung Hoo Lee overthrew the cutoff man.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The Astros were up 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning with a runner on second base and Neto up to bat.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
First, second base is a really tough position this year.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Roman Anthony drove in a run with a single, then advanced to second base when Jung Hoo Lee overthrew the cutoff man.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
The Astros were up 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning with a runner on second base and Neto up to bat.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
First, second base is a really tough position this year.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 June 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 Jun. 2025.
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