Examples of first base in a Sentence

a runner on first base She hit a ground ball to first base. He used to be a catcher, but now he plays first base.

Recent Examples on the Web The Guardians are no longer on red alert at first base. — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022 After his final hit, Gwynn stood at first base and received a congratulatory handshake from Clark. — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 July 2022 Franchy Cordero, who made three errors at first base Wednesday night, is the avatar for Bloom’s failings. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 The third pitch was a slider in the dirt, and after blocking the pitch, Haase needed to throw the ball to Castro at first base to complete the play. — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2022 In a 3-2 victory for the American League, Cron took over duties at first base in the seventh inning. — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2022 Starter at first base won the home run derby the night before. — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2022 The Reds won Tuesday’s game on a replay review, overturning a call at first base to complete the game-ending double play. — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022 With Esman, Alabama gets a left-handed bat who started 38 of Michigan’s 48 games at first base. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 11 July 2022 See More

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