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first baseman
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noun Baseball.
the player whose position is first base.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of first baseman
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Words nearby first baseman
first aid, First Amendment, first and foremost, first and last, first base, first baseman, first blood, first blush, firstborn, First Cause, first-cause argument
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