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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Hunter Goodman lined out to Montgomery, Jordan Beck popped out to Sosa at second base and Thairo Estrada grounded out to Montgomery. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025 The pitching staff might have had a little more room to breathe if Trenton Brooks wasn’t erased at second base in the fifth inning on a technicality. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025 Tommy Edman was the leading vote getter at second base in Phase 1, but was passed by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte during Phase 2. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 3 July 2025 However, the ball struck second base umpire Emil Jimenez on its way into the outfield. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 3 July 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 12 Jul. 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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