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

Smith, the club’s super utility man in each of the last two seasons, is the favorite to start at second base full-time after Marcus Semien was traded to the New York Mets this offseason. —Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026

Marcelo Mayer will start at second base and Caleb Durbin at third base again, and Andruw Monasterio will start at first base as the Red Sox continue to assess their options for the back-up first base job while Romy Gonzalez and Triston Casas are sidelined. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026

Kiel walked with two outs, putting Sorrell at the dish, who grounded out to second base. —Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026

The only way to get the six veterans into the lineup at the same time is if Alvarez plays left field regularly, opening the DH spot, or if Paredes can prove capable of handling second base on occasion, with Altuve moving to left. —Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for second base

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Kids Definition

second base

noun

: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball or the position of the player defending the area around it