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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In Game 3, Giancarlo Stanton was thrown out at home when he was inexplicably waved around third base despite his lack of speed.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
In the eighth inning, the Yankees stole three bases off Honeywell — one of them a steal of third base with a left-handed batter at the plate.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Headed for third base is Edward Berger’s Oscar contender Conclave, the weekend’s other new nationwide opener.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
But the Yankees shortstop spiked a throw to third base in an attempt to force the lead runner, an error that loaded the bases with no outs.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
In the eighth inning, the Yankees stole three bases off Honeywell — one of them a steal of third base with a left-handed batter at the plate.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Headed for third base is Edward Berger’s Oscar contender Conclave, the weekend’s other new nationwide opener.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
But the Yankees shortstop spiked a throw to third base in an attempt to force the lead runner, an error that loaded the bases with no outs.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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