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
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Dodgers center fielder Tommy Edman tracked it back to the warning track, but a step or two in front of the wall, he failed to secure it, and Conine trotted to second base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hong Kong served as the second base before shorter visits to Indonesia and Malaysia.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tucker served as the Dodgers’ automatic runner on second base to start the 10th inning, and with two outs, he advanced to third base on a wild pitch, as Feduccia took first on a walk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
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
The winter night blew in with frosty wind, and the street lamps with their sputtering carbons swung restlessly and made the shadows dart back and forth like a runner trying to steal second base.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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