Definitions

second base

NOUN

the second step in the baseball diamond

Synonyms

WEAK

keystone keystone sack second second bag

Example Sentences

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He’ll be playing third base or second base, and that’s fine with him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Hernández then walked to load the bases but Muncy grounded out to second base, leaving more runners stranded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 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

In a scoreless game in the 10th inning, Seattle’s Cole Young tripled to the right-field corner off Angels reliever Brent Suter that scored Luke Raley from second base.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Would they show interest in the photo of Ty Cobb snarling as he slid, spikes first, into second base?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides