third base

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Alex Bregman, 31, plays third base for the Chicago Cubs, who signed him in January to a five-year, $175-million contract.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

They are straight-A students and play shortstop and third base on the varsity baseball team.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

The chance to score shouldn’t be reserved for those born on third base, as the rules dictate today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Chronic knee problems have put his shortstop days behind him and cut into his range at second or third base, but the bat still plays.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

“Started at third base my junior and senior year. No one cared that he was gay—not the players, not the coaches, not the fans.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner