How to Use second base in a Sentence

second base

noun

• He slid into second base.
• He used to play second base for the Red Sox.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• His pairing with Nico Hoerner at second base might make for one of the best middle infields in the game.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
• Kemp projects to be the team’s first choice to lead off again while getting regular playing time at second base.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2023
• Since his promotion, Jorge has played 10 games in center field and 10 games at second base.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
• The Diamondbacks had the tying run on second base in the bottom of the ninth, but pinch hitter Alek Thomas grounded out to first to end the game.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024