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

Anthony Seigler entered the game at second base and Nick Sogard moved to first. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Williamson, the automatic runner at second base, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor Walls and scampered home on a wild pitch by Nick Frasso (0-1), who was making his major league debut. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Tucker sustained a hairline fracture in his right hand during a slide into second base against the Cincinnati Reds on June 1 last year, Cubs manager Craig Counsell confirmed to ESPN at the time. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Caballero will likely shift to a utility role that could include platooning at second base, third base and in the corner outfield positions. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Aug. 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