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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By rule, Ha-Seong Kim started the inning at second base.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
An inning after his defensive flub, Hernández connected on another breaking ball, lining a base hit to left and hustling in to second base to set up what would be Call’s go-ahead hit.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The Friars scored again with two outs in the sixth when Liu reached base on an error and then made it to second base on an errant pickoff throw.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
During the at-bat, thye tried to pull off a double steal with Bichette going for second base and Benge going home.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
An inning after his defensive flub, Hernández connected on another breaking ball, lining a base hit to left and hustling in to second base to set up what would be Call’s go-ahead hit.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 May 2026
The Friars scored again with two outs in the sixth when Liu reached base on an error and then made it to second base on an errant pickoff throw.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
During the at-bat, thye tried to pull off a double steal with Bichette going for second base and Benge going home.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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