How to Use first base in a Sentence

first base

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• She hit a ground ball to first base.
• He used to be a catcher, but now he plays first base.
• The clip showed the girl hitting the ball and running to first base.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• Witt made the throw to first base, but Mountcastle beat the throw to the bag.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
• The increase would be the agency’s first base fare hike in a decade.
  — oregonlive, 8 Dec. 2022
• Collin Cowgill was named the first base coach and will work with the outfielders.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2022
• In the first inning of the opener, Shohei Ohtani came to the plate with a runner on first base.
  — Bruce Schoenfeld, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• The ball skipped off his glove and rolled into the outfield, and Báez scored all the way from first base.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
• Ohtani trudged to first base, where Seth Brown said something to him.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2022
• The rule applies to all bases, but the emphasis is on first base.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2022
• Big brother came up again in the fifth with one out and Kim Ha-seong on first base.
  — Bernie Wilson, ajc, 20 Oct. 2022
• He's played first base in 64 games, third base in 33 games and second base in two games.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2023
• When Young followed Farmer out of the bullpen in the middle of the fifth inning, Lowe hit a line drive to first base.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2023
• The closest the Phillies came to a hit was in the third, when Kyle Schwarber grounded a hard foul past first base.
  — Ben Walker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
• In fact, the rules have barely changed since my brother manned first base.
  — Teresa Strasser, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2023
• In the fifth, Trent Grisham’s bouncer to first base glanced off the glove of Hoskins for a two-base error.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022
• Gurriel has played 20 games at first base over the past three seasons.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• Xander Bogaerts did not swing, tossed his bat aside and jogged to first base.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2023
• Toronto tied the score in the eighth on Daulton Varsho’s single that ate up Calhoun at first base.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2023
• Could the Padres pry Cody Bellinger away from the Cubs for a quality fix in center or at first base?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
• But he was picked off at first base on Greinke's third attempt for the second out, with Greene in a 3-1 count.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2022
• Biggio raced around from first base and the Jays had their second walkoff win in as many days.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
• The younger Clemens started at first base Tuesday, going 1 for 2 with a walk.
  — Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 1 Mar. 2023
• Luis Matos took a few slow steps toward first base, followed by a pair of quick hops.
  — Michael Wagaman, ajc, 24 June 2023
• The closest the Phillies came to a hit was in the third inning, when Kyle Schwarber grounded a hard foul past first base.
  — Ben Walker, ajc, 3 Nov. 2022
• Naylor made 27 starts at DH, compared to 84 at first base.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2022
• If the pitcher misses a spot toward first base, just snap it over there.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2023
• Bo Porter has been reported to be the new first base coach, though the Angels did not confirm that.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• Sweeney had to be nimble on the field, shuffling from all three spots in the outfield to first base and pinch hitting.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
• The 2019 first-round pick grounded out in the fifth, struck out in the seventh and also made a slick throw in the fourth to get Thairo Estrada at first base.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024