second base
Americannoun
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second bases
plural
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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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Díaz gave up a rocketed ground ball to Luis Lara, but Edman, manning second base, went to a knee to snag it for the second out of the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Hong Kong served as the second base before shorter visits to Indonesia and Malaysia.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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
She lined a single up the middle in the ninth inning off former teammate Kaitlyn Terry to score Rylee Slimp from second base and pull the Bruins within a run of Texas Tech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Speedy stole second base while the Jupiters struck out the next Bandit batter.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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