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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Will Smith misjudged the ball and never ran to third base, allowing catcher William Contreras to jog to third base and get the final out of the inning.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee catcher William Contreras then ran to third base to tag the bag for an 8-6-2 double play.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
At the trade deadline, Cashman plugged big holes at third base, the bench and in the bullpen by obtaining Ryan McMahon, Jose Caballero, Amed Rosario, David Bednar and Camilo Doval.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Though Freeman’s groundout moved Betts to third base, Edman wasn’t able to get him home.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Milwaukee catcher William Contreras then ran to third base to tag the bag for an 8-6-2 double play.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
At the trade deadline, Cashman plugged big holes at third base, the bench and in the bullpen by obtaining Ryan McMahon, Jose Caballero, Amed Rosario, David Bednar and Camilo Doval.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Though Freeman’s groundout moved Betts to third base, Edman wasn’t able to get him home.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Third base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/third%20base. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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