second base
Americannoun
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the second in order of the bases from home plate.
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the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and first bases.
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Etymology
Origin of second base
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Before the seventh, only one Dodgers runner reached second base, when Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernández hit back-to-back singles in the second.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Alex Call drove in Mookie Betts for the first run of the game, then then stole second base during Dalton Rushing’s at-bat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Late in an important game, he put my best friend at second base and me in right field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
The ball dropped in, and Turner jogged into second base.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
She’d take her double position at shortstop and second base and yell out to the rest of us, “Look alive, you bunch of stiffs.”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
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