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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After recovering from hip surgery, Daniels, who played second base, had a torrid junior season for the Huskies, voted Big East player of the year, hitting .365 with 18 home runs and 75 RBI in 54 games.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
The 2025 high school graduate has pitched and played shortstop and second base.
—Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
With the infield in on the grass, Jose Iglesias tied the game with a hard grounder rocketed under Stott’s glove at second base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
But by the end, Willie Randolph had more range than him at second base.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
The 2025 high school graduate has pitched and played shortstop and second base.
—Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
With the infield in on the grass, Jose Iglesias tied the game with a hard grounder rocketed under Stott’s glove at second base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
But by the end, Willie Randolph had more range than him at second base.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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