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