second baseman

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noun Baseball.

the player whose position is second base.

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Origin of second baseman

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Words nearby second baseman

secondary wave, secondary xylem, second ballot, second banana, second base, second baseman, second best, Second Birth, second blessing, second chamber, second childhood

How to use second baseman in a sentence

García, just 20 years old, was the everyday second baseman last summer after Starlin Castro broke his wrist.
Nationals sign 16-year-old Dominican shortstop Armando Cruz to $3.9 million bonus|Jesse Dougherty|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
Both he and the second-baseman must field ground balls cleanly and are often called upon to catch fly balls also.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
And that frog-legged second-baseman—oh, say, can't he cover ground!
The Young Pitcher|Zane Grey
The second-baseman darted over, fielded the ball cleanly, and threw Prince out.
The Young Pitcher|Zane Grey

He showed that he possessed the three essentials of a good second-baseman: coolness, quickness, and judgment.
Weatherby's Inning|Ralph Henry Barbour
Then he saw the second-baseman muff the ball and saw Dan Baxter start for it, and he tore towards home.
The Putnam Hall Rivals|Arthur M. Winfield