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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The Mets have not finalized their roster yet, but Baty has out-hit his competition and showed well at second base.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
In the Cypress half of the first, Johnson reached on an infield single, moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on Shorts’s line-drive single to center field to make it 2-1.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
Bregman, also, has yet to see any reps at second base.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
If Campbell plays his way off the opening day roster, would the Red Sox put Hamilton or Bregman at second base?
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
In the Cypress half of the first, Johnson reached on an infield single, moved to second base on a wild pitch and scored on Shorts’s line-drive single to center field to make it 2-1.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025
Bregman, also, has yet to see any reps at second base.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
If Campbell plays his way off the opening day roster, would the Red Sox put Hamilton or Bregman at second base?
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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