second base

noun Baseball.
1.
the second in order of the bases from home plate.
2.
the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and first bases.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism

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second base

noun
1. the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball 
2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield 
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Example sentences
There's a huge gap between those two and the rest of the pack at second base.
But the field was flooded, with water knee high in the section between first
  and second base.
He might be best suited for second base, but for now he'll remain at shortstop.
He said he was continuing to work on his timing at second base, where he is
  expected to start spring training.
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