first base
noun
1
: the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
2
: the player position for defending the area around first base
3
: the first step or stage in a course of action
plans never got to first base
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.
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May 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM EDT Who could the Red Sox turn to at first base if Romy Gonzalez doesn't work out and Rafael Devers stays at DH?
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
At first base, the Yankees won't be moving Paul Goldschmidt anytime soon, after signing the 2022 National League MVP to a one-year, $12.5 million contract.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
What Sox player dropped his pants at first base during a game?
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
The majority of Encarnacion’s reps with Sacramento will be at first base.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
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Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
At first base, the Yankees won't be moving Paul Goldschmidt anytime soon, after signing the 2022 National League MVP to a one-year, $12.5 million contract.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
What Sox player dropped his pants at first base during a game?
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
The majority of Encarnacion’s reps with Sacramento will be at first base.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for first base
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20base. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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