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

Nico Hoerner scored from second base on McNeil’s errant throw to first base for the Cubs’ sixth run of the game. —Will Sammon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

Along with catching, Rodriguez has played first base, second base, third base and left field to get his bat in the lineup. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025

Never known for his bat, Oldis was the only catcher who threw out Maury Wills, the eventual National League MVP, attempting to steal second base twice in the same game in 1962. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

That also moves Jake Cronenworth back to second base after filling in at shortstop most of the games Bogaerts missed. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025

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