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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Kent, the 2000 NL MVP winner who played the majority of his career at second base, received 14 of the possible 16 votes from the committee to earn his place in Cooperstown as a part of the Class of 2026.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The club will likely sign a veteran to play first or second base, at least for the short term.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
That leaves second base for Bichette.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The Royals are expected to have Jonathan India and Michael Massey entrenched at second base in 2026.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
The club will likely sign a veteran to play first or second base, at least for the short term.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
That leaves second base for Bichette.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The Royals are expected to have Jonathan India and Michael Massey entrenched at second base in 2026.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 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 11 Dec. 2025.
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