second base

noun

Updated on: 13 Apr 2018

Definition of second base

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

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second baseman

noun

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Examples of second base in a Sentence

He slid into second base.
He used to play second base for the Red Sox.

Recent Examples of second base from the Web

Junis hopped out of the ball’s path as Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar, shifted to the right side of the infield, dived to his right to knock the ball down behind second base.

— maria torres, kansascity, "Royals pitcher Jakob Junis almost unhittable in 10-0 win | The Kansas City Star," 9 Apr. 2018
Jonathan Villar, who has good speed, broke off second base and was waved home by third-base coach Ed Sedar but stumbled after rounding the bag and went back to the base.

— milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers 5, Cardinals 4 (10): Bases-loaded walk decides it after late lead slips away," 9 Apr. 2018
All three runs came in to score on the play, which ended with Lettieri trotting towards second base with stand-up double.

— kyle stackpole, Howard County Times, "Mt. Hebron baseball outslugs Centennial to earn fourth win in five games," 7 Apr. 2018
During the first week of the season, Cabrera would get to second base after a double, pound his chest and do a little shimmy.

— anthony fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Healthy Miguel Cabrera back smiling and hitting for Detroit Tigers," 7 Apr. 2018
From then on, the only Yankee to reach was shortstop Didi Gregorius, who walked but was thrown out trying to swipe second base by Sisco to end the fourth.

— jon meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Cashner cuts through Yankees for six innings en route to first quality start with Orioles," 6 Apr. 2018
Panik got his first start at second base on June 22, 2014.

— john shea, San Francisco Chronicle, "Giants’ Crawford, Panik among longest-tenured partnerships," 5 Apr. 2018
In her first action since injuring her left shoulder sliding into second base against Alabama on March 18, Snow went 0 for 2 with a sacrifice bunt, fielded a ground ball on an infield single to the shortstop and tagged a runner out stealing.

— james crepea, AL.com, "Alyssa Rivera homers in Taylon Snow's return as Auburn softball tops Kennesaw State," 4 Apr. 2018
Tyler Yang hangs out at second base for the Mission Hills High baseball team until late in games.

— terry monahan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Wild win for Mission Hills in Lions Tournament," 27 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of second base

1845

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second base

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Definition of second base for English Language Learners

baseball : the base that must be touched second by a base runner; also : the position of the player who defends the area near second base

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