second base

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When the following batter, Kim, grounded to second base, Rushing threw up his hands and slid away from the base to try and prevent shortstop Willy Adames from completing the double play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Anderson stops at second base, claps his hands four times, then stands there quietly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

I took off from second base but when I slid into third, I caught my cleat in the dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Imagine the trash talk that might be transpiring with Lappe on second base talking to Brooks, one of his best friends who plays shortstop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

But now, just to establish himself, he would double past the second baseman, who was playing too neighborly to a second base that was way too close to third.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt