third base
noun
1
: the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
2
: the player position for defending the area around third base
third baseman
noun
Examples of third base in a Sentence
a runner on third base
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By May 1 this season, the Cubs had already started six different players at third base.
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
However, their platoon of DJ LeMahieu and Oswaldo Cabrera at third base might be a problem.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Left fielder Blake Cyr caught his 2-out fly ball against the fence to strand a base runner at third base.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
But Workman struggled with the limited playing time, going 3-for-14 with six strikeouts and one walk in nine games (four starts), and his defense, which was considered his strength, lacked the consistency the Cubs needed at third base.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 2 May 2025
However, their platoon of DJ LeMahieu and Oswaldo Cabrera at third base might be a problem.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Left fielder Blake Cyr caught his 2-out fly ball against the fence to strand a base runner at third base.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
But Workman struggled with the limited playing time, going 3-for-14 with six strikeouts and one walk in nine games (four starts), and his defense, which was considered his strength, lacked the consistency the Cubs needed at third base.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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