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

Javier Sanoja, the Miami Marlins’ super-utility player who had spent the first eight innings serving as Venezuela’s hype man in the dugout, entered as a pinch-runner and promptly stole second base. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026

Suárez spread his arms wide and pointed to the sky at second base while teammates streamed from the dugout to greet Sanoja at the plate. —Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

Harber immediately appeared injured after rounding second base and hobbled his way to third before being removed from the game. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026

Duran has shown well in the last half of camp and Sam Haggerty has expanded his repertoire to include more second base ability and present an option as a platoon player to Smith. —Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 18 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