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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Despite catcher Carlos Narváez’s ongoing knee issue, third base coach Kyle Hudson made the decision to send him all the way home from second base.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
After the first two batters reached, catcher Jhonny Pereda picked Garcia off second base with a perfect throw plus a great tag by Brooks Lee.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Jackson Holliday took off from second base on the front end of a double steal – then kept going when Ben Casparius’ pitch was in the dirt and got away from Rushing.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
His score-tying single in the seventh inning fell at Giancarlo Stanton’s feet in left field, easily allowing pinch runner Jacob Melton to motor home from second base.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
After the first two batters reached, catcher Jhonny Pereda picked Garcia off second base with a perfect throw plus a great tag by Brooks Lee.
—David Brown, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Jackson Holliday took off from second base on the front end of a double steal – then kept going when Ben Casparius’ pitch was in the dirt and got away from Rushing.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
His score-tying single in the seventh inning fell at Giancarlo Stanton’s feet in left field, easily allowing pinch runner Jacob Melton to motor home from second base.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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