third base
noun
1
: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
2
: the player position for defending the area around third base
third baseman
noun
Examples of third base in a Sentence
a runner on third base
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Marzullo, who plays mostly third base in travel, explained her hitting work.
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Despite the front office’s solid assessment of the Mets’ defense, a team featuring defenders out of place at first base, third base, left field and right field has not played exceptionally clean.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
But Jo Adell grounded out with the tying run at third base.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Jordan Walker then hit a routine chopper to third base, where Brice Matthews had replaced Isaac Paredes two innings earlier as a pinch-runner.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Despite the front office’s solid assessment of the Mets’ defense, a team featuring defenders out of place at first base, third base, left field and right field has not played exceptionally clean.
—Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
But Jo Adell grounded out with the tying run at third base.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Jordan Walker then hit a routine chopper to third base, where Brice Matthews had replaced Isaac Paredes two innings earlier as a pinch-runner.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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