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
Curiel took off on a steal attempt on a pitch that was wild and reached the backstop, enabling Curiel to round second base and reach third safely.
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Lewis rehabs Royce Lewis began his rehab assignment on Saturday with a single and then immediately stole second base as part of a 1-for-4 day.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Jorge Mateo has been a bright spot at second base, but James McCann and Ramón Urías have both been well below league average.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
Detroit’s Riley Greene started the bottom of the 10th inning at second base and reached third on a long fly ball but was left stranded as Wenceel Perez hit a fly ball to end the game.
—Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
Lewis rehabs Royce Lewis began his rehab assignment on Saturday with a single and then immediately stole second base as part of a 1-for-4 day.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
Jorge Mateo has been a bright spot at second base, but James McCann and Ramón Urías have both been well below league average.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
Detroit’s Riley Greene started the bottom of the 10th inning at second base and reached third on a long fly ball but was left stranded as Wenceel Perez hit a fly ball to end the game.
—Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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