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.
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Expect a platoon at second base with left-handed hitting Marcelo Mayer and another right-handed bat. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 In high school, Chris was also a stellar high school athlete, class of 1993, playing baseball (second base) and basketball, becoming the school’s first player to score more than 1,000 points by his junior year. Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2025 Injuries helped keep this from being too big an issue in 2025, but the Red Sox should never be in a spot where the only way to field their best lineup is by playing the best defensive center fielder in baseball at second base. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025 Loveland Valley is essentially a second base area dedicated to beginners, although a portion of the mountain is set aside for ski race training. John Meyer, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for second base

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of second base was in 1845

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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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
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