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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Brewers manager Pat Murphy singled out Tatis scoring from second base on a grounder to first base as the most pivotal episode of a game stuffed with crucial details. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Shortstop Willy Adames fielded a grounder and threw a lollipop to second base that prevented second baseman Osleivis Basabe from turning a double play. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 After Carter Jensen flew out to deep center field, Caglianone tagged from second base and kept running toward home as outfielder Andy Pages fumbled the baseball out of his glove. — Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 That could be a sign of things to come as the Rays’ first-round selection (28th overall) in the 2021 draft was playing some second base at Triple-A Durham. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for second base

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of second base was in 1845

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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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