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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The 24-year-old saw action defensively both at second base and third base in the big leagues with San Francisco.
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Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Castañon should begin 2026 at El Paso as organizational depth that can cover first, second and third base.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
At the time he got hit, Schmitt had been on a tear filling in at third base while Matt Chapman was injured, batting .333 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 20 games in June.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
His arrival in 2017 stabilized what had for years been a revolving door at third base, and Devers played a key role in leading the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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Patrick McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Castañon should begin 2026 at El Paso as organizational depth that can cover first, second and third base.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
At the time he got hit, Schmitt had been on a tear filling in at third base while Matt Chapman was injured, batting .333 with four homers and 17 RBIs in 20 games in June.
—Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
His arrival in 2017 stabilized what had for years been a revolving door at third base, and Devers played a key role in leading the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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