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
The Razorbacks stranded two runners at second base through the first five innings but could not get one to third.
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Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Both players drew starts at second base during his injury stint.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
Garcia made another Gold Glove-caliber play behind reliever Hunter Harvey to save a run in the eighth, diving his left to smother another Freeman grounder and throwing to first for the third out, stranding Ohtani at second base.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Fisher balked him to second base and Spear's fly ball to deep center sent him to third.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Nick Ahmed was the only other Giants hitter to make it to second base, after working a walk to lead off the eighth, and the Giants failed to advance a single runner any further.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
San Diego State pitcher Jacob Riordan watched a ground ball to second base become the final out in last week’s no-hitter against New Mexico, then let the magnitude of moment wash over him.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
On Sunday, the Pirates scored the game-winning run when Alika Williams and Jason Delay hit back-to-back sacrifice bunts against Tanner Scott to score Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh’s automatic runner at second base to begin the inning.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
The Cubs snapped a 2-2 tie when Michael Busch scored from second base on a wild pitch by reliever Jose Leclerc.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Both players drew starts at second base during his injury stint.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
Garcia made another Gold Glove-caliber play behind reliever Hunter Harvey to save a run in the eighth, diving his left to smother another Freeman grounder and throwing to first for the third out, stranding Ohtani at second base.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Fisher balked him to second base and Spear's fly ball to deep center sent him to third.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Nick Ahmed was the only other Giants hitter to make it to second base, after working a walk to lead off the eighth, and the Giants failed to advance a single runner any further.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2024
San Diego State pitcher Jacob Riordan watched a ground ball to second base become the final out in last week’s no-hitter against New Mexico, then let the magnitude of moment wash over him.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
On Sunday, the Pirates scored the game-winning run when Alika Williams and Jason Delay hit back-to-back sacrifice bunts against Tanner Scott to score Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh’s automatic runner at second base to begin the inning.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
The Cubs snapped a 2-2 tie when Michael Busch scored from second base on a wild pitch by reliever Jose Leclerc.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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