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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Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson throws lefty batting practice on the road.
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Langeliers tried to advance to third base, but Witt threw him out.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
A day after clinching the division title, the Dodgers did not take batting practice on the field but Muncy took ground balls at third base for quite awhile and seemed to be moving freely.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
But Ezequiel Tovar’s foul ball down the third base line was caught against the netting by Matt Chapman.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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Chad Jennings, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Langeliers tried to advance to third base, but Witt threw him out.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
A day after clinching the division title, the Dodgers did not take batting practice on the field but Muncy took ground balls at third base for quite awhile and seemed to be moving freely.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
But Ezequiel Tovar’s foul ball down the third base line was caught against the netting by Matt Chapman.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for third base
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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