second base
noun
1
: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
2
: the player position for defending the area on the first-base side of second base
second baseman
noun
Examples of second base in a Sentence
He slid into second base.
He used to play second base for the Red Sox.
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Over his four-year major-league career, Kim has accumulated 48 defensive runs saved — 24 at shortstop, 15 at second base, nine at third base — and 78 steals.
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Kim would pair nicely with Anthony Volpe up the middle while taking Gleyber Torres' place at second base.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
With the Dodgers up 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani took off for second base but was thrown out to end the inning.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Dodgers Photos: Dodgers, Yankees, Shohei Ohtani, and Aaron Judge in the starriest World Series in decades
Oct. 26, 2024
In the fourth inning, with the Dodgers leading, 3-0, Hernández threw out Giancarlo Stanton, who was trying to score from second base on a two-out single.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Kim would pair nicely with Anthony Volpe up the middle while taking Gleyber Torres' place at second base.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
With the Dodgers up 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Ohtani took off for second base but was thrown out to end the inning.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Dodgers Photos: Dodgers, Yankees, Shohei Ohtani, and Aaron Judge in the starriest World Series in decades
Oct. 26, 2024
In the fourth inning, with the Dodgers leading, 3-0, Hernández threw out Giancarlo Stanton, who was trying to score from second base on a two-out single.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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