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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Since July 29, though, all of Keith’s playing time has come at either third base or DH.
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
GoPros were also aimed at third base and the dugout, for reaction shots.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Jake Cronenworth began the inning with a walk and moved to third base on a long drive to right-center field by Fermin, who slowed down while rounding first base before picking up his pace on his way to second, where he was thrown out on what had appeared a certain double.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Urias reached out and tapped a groundball softly in between the pitcher's mound and third base.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
GoPros were also aimed at third base and the dugout, for reaction shots.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Jake Cronenworth began the inning with a walk and moved to third base on a long drive to right-center field by Fermin, who slowed down while rounding first base before picking up his pace on his way to second, where he was thrown out on what had appeared a certain double.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Urias reached out and tapped a groundball softly in between the pitcher's mound and third base.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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