baseman
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basemen
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“I feel like our win probability’s 100% every game,” Milwaukee third baseman David Hamilton said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
“The train finally ran out of steam I guess,” 36-year-old third baseman Max Muncy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
“He built a legacy that we’ll be talking about Miguel Rojas for a long time,” veteran first baseman Freddie Freeman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“The impressive thing about those at-bats is staying in the at-bat and not giving in,” second baseman Brice Turang said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The first baseman fumbles off to chase the short stop’s bad throw.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
Their primary second basemen during the playoffs, Miguel Rojas and Enrique Hernández, are 37 and 35, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
That faith has paid off, as Arraez is having the best defensive season of his career according to Outs Above Average, ranking second among all second basemen in baseball with 11.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
It was Muncy’s eighth error of the season, second-most among MLB third basemen, and first not to come on a throw.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
First basemen need to scoop balls out of the dirt so their mitts are large and rounded, more like baskets than gloves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
SCORE.—The ball scores one point whenever a catch is made by a captain from one of his basemen.
From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft
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