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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Clarke was on second base and had a Mesa Solar Sox runner ahead of him on third.
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But the invading fans prevented Giants base runner Fred Merkle from touching second base, leading to a force-out and wiping out New York's win.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the ninth inning of a tie game, the Dodgers asked Treinen to replace Michael Kopech with the potential winning run on second base.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Over his four-year major-league career, Kim has accumulated 48 defensive runs saved — 24 at shortstop, 15 at second base, nine at third base — and 78 steals.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Chuck Murr, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But the invading fans prevented Giants base runner Fred Merkle from touching second base, leading to a force-out and wiping out New York's win.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Advertisement Dodgers Photos: Dodgers, Yankees, Shohei Ohtani, and Aaron Judge in the starriest World Series in decades
Oct. 25, 2024
In the ninth inning of a tie game, the Dodgers asked Treinen to replace Michael Kopech with the potential winning run on second base.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
Over his four-year major-league career, Kim has accumulated 48 defensive runs saved — 24 at shortstop, 15 at second base, nine at third base — and 78 steals.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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