How to Use first base in a Sentence
first base
noun
- She hit a ground ball to first base.
- He used to be a catcher, but now he plays first base.
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The clip showed the girl hitting the ball and running to first base.
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Stephanie Kaloi,
Peoplemag,
17 Apr. 2023
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Will Rogers on first base and hoped to put the ball in play.
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Jenna Ortiz,
The Arizona Republic,
26 May 2022
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The Guardians are no longer on red alert at first base.
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Paul Hoynes,
cleveland,
1 Aug. 2022
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Witt made the throw to first base, but Mountcastle beat the throw to the bag.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2024
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Jakob got Betts to pop up to first base to end the inning.
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Kevin Acee,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
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The increase would be the agency’s first base fare hike in a decade.
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oregonlive,
8 Dec. 2022
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Williams scored all the way from first base on a single.
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oregonlive,
7 June 2022
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Collin Cowgill was named the first base coach and will work with the outfielders.
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Bobby Nightengale,
The Enquirer,
29 Nov. 2022
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Piedmont on the wrong end of two very close plays at first base.
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Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com,
al,
17 May 2022
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In the first inning of the opener, Shohei Ohtani came to the plate with a runner on first base.
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Bruce Schoenfeld,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2023
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On the next pitch, Vest drilled Ke'Bryan Hayes with a 93.7 mph fastball to the hand for a free pass to first base.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
4 May 2022
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Muncy slipped while trying to field the ball and could not complete the throw to first base.
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Sarah Valenzuela,
Los Angeles Times,
16 July 2022
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The ball skipped off his glove and rolled into the outfield, and Báez scored all the way from first base.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
29 July 2023
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Ohtani trudged to first base, where Seth Brown said something to him.
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Dylan Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Oct. 2022
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Tyler Wade made the grab, but couldn’t out-throw Robert’s hustle to first base.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2022
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Williams, Grapevine’s cleanup hitter, pushed a bunt to first base to score Tatum to make it 3-1.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 June 2024
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The rule applies to all bases, but the emphasis is on first base.
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Paul Hoynes,
cleveland,
19 Nov. 2022
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Big brother came up again in the fifth with one out and Kim Ha-seong on first base.
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Bernie Wilson,
ajc,
20 Oct. 2022
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Starter at first base won the home run derby the night before.
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Jr Radcliffe,
Journal Sentinel,
18 July 2022
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Gore induced Pavin Smith to hit a slow roller — clocked at 30.8 mph — down the first base line.
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Andrew Golden,
Washington Post,
1 Aug. 2024
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That would open a spot for Owen Miller at first base and give the Guardians a catcher who can hit.
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Paul Hoynes,
cleveland,
14 May 2022
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Reynolds’ relay was a fraction late to get the speedy Hayes at first base.
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Alan Saunders,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2022
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He's played first base in 64 games, third base in 33 games and second base in two games.
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Dave Clark,
The Enquirer,
3 Aug. 2023
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Cordero, who got the start at first base, shifted to left field in place of Verdugo.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 May 2022
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In 2022, though, the most painful way of getting to first base has been the Mets’ advantage.
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Joshua Robinson,
WSJ,
5 Sep. 2022
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When Young followed Farmer out of the bullpen in the middle of the fifth inning, Lowe hit a line drive to first base.
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Charlie Goldsmith,
The Enquirer,
18 Apr. 2023
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Roberts was on first base and alertly scampered back to avoid a double play.
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Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Oct. 2024
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Vogt could have chosen to walk Stanton with first base open and two outs, forcing Jazz Chisolm to beat them.
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Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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