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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Grace Heath, a courtesy runner for Gonzales, set up Aledo’s scoring situation by tagging up from first and taking third base on a wild pitch.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Aaron Miles, who attended Antioch High School and spent nine years in the majors, will be the team’s third base coach.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
Aaron Miles, who attended Antioch High School and spent nine years in the majors, will be the team’s third base coach.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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