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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Song had experience in Korea at third base (500 starts), second base (149 starts) and first base (38 starts).
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Toronto’s infield would remain untouched, with Addison Barger and Okamoto likely acting as a sort of third base platoon.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The nine-year veteran played shortstop, third base, second base and first base last season in Washington.
—Sports Staff, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Okamoto can play first base and third base, winning two Gold Gloves at third and one at first base.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Toronto’s infield would remain untouched, with Addison Barger and Okamoto likely acting as a sort of third base platoon.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The nine-year veteran played shortstop, third base, second base and first base last season in Washington.
—Sports Staff, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Okamoto can play first base and third base, winning two Gold Gloves at third and one at first base.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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