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

Campbell went 5-for-10 over his first three games while making two starts at second base and one start in left field. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025

The rookie has gotten off to a strong start, going 3 for 7 with a walk in his first two games while playing clean defense at second base, and is expected to see time in the outfield on occasion too. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025

Before his ninth-inning single, Campbell had struck out, grounded out and drawn a walk while playing solid defense at second base. —Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

Two pitches later he was thrown out trying to steal second base, and the Giants managed just four more hits in a 5-0 road loss to the Dodgers. —Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for second base

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Kids Definition

second base

noun

: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball or the position of the player defending the area around it