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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The Padres got a force at second base while Meidroth decided to take off for home.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Cora was the Dodgers’ primary shortstop in 2000 and 2001, then moved to second base through 2004.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
In the bottom of the frame, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar made a scrambling, diving stop on Sal Stewart’s grounder behind second base, then Tovar nailed Matt McClain at the plate for the final out of the inning.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Massey, 28, had spent his entire career at second base.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Cora was the Dodgers’ primary shortstop in 2000 and 2001, then moved to second base through 2004.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
In the bottom of the frame, shortstop Ezequiel Tovar made a scrambling, diving stop on Sal Stewart’s grounder behind second base, then Tovar nailed Matt McClain at the plate for the final out of the inning.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Massey, 28, had spent his entire career at second base.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Second base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20base. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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