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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Breslow put those questions to bed — Story will be the club’s starting shortstop in 2026, and there has been no talk of moving him to second base.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Thairo Estrada becomes free agent The Rockies enter the offseason searching for a solution at second base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Philadelphia has Bryson Stott at second base and Trea Turner at shortstop.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
With that, Kirk smacked a grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts who stepped on second base, throwing to Freeman at first for the final two outs.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Thairo Estrada becomes free agent The Rockies enter the offseason searching for a solution at second base.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
Philadelphia has Bryson Stott at second base and Trea Turner at shortstop.
—Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
With that, Kirk smacked a grounder to shortstop Mookie Betts who stepped on second base, throwing to Freeman at first for the final two outs.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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