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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Chisholm started the year at second base, but an injury to Oswaldo Cabrera has placed him back in the hot corner. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Tommy Edman followed with an RBI single that ricocheted off second base. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025 Marlins starter Ryan Weathers was drilled in the head by a throw down to second base after tossing his final warmup pitch between innings during a Miami Marlins-Tampa Bay Rays game Saturday. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025 Next, Bobby Witt Jr. singled to move the potential go-ahead run to second base. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for second base

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of second base was in 1845

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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

second base

noun
: the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball or the position of the player defending the area around it
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