second base

NOUN

the second step in the baseball diamond

Synonyms

WEAK

keystone keystone sack second second bag

Example Sentences

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The first batter singled, then advanced to second base on a throwing error by shortstop Hyeseong Kim.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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

A dropped fly ball on the warning track in left field by Teoscar Hernández spelled trouble for Yamamoto, scoring a run and allowing Jo Adell to reach second base with nobody out.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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