first base
noun
1
: the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
2
: the player position for defending the area around first base
3
: the first step or stage in a course of action
plans never got to first base
Examples of first base in a Sentence
a runner on first base
She hit a ground ball to first base.
He used to be a catcher, but now he plays first base.
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Connor Joe, called up Monday to replace Lockridge, got a handful of games in center field this year at Triple-A El Paso after Forrest Wall was injured, but Shildt on Monday said that Joe would likely fit into the left field/first base/DH rotation.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Teammates George Springer, José Berrios, Andrés Giménez, Anthony Santander and Myles Straw, as well as manager John Schneider and first base coach Mark Budzinski, were among those who popped in to watch the ceremony.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Other staffers include bench coach Skip Schumaker, third base coach Dino Ebel, first base coach George Lombard, bullpen coach David Ross, and assistant managers Michael Young and Fredi González.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Logan Maxwell struck out on a 2-2 slider from Harris and Kuhio Aloy popped up to first base.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Teammates George Springer, José Berrios, Andrés Giménez, Anthony Santander and Myles Straw, as well as manager John Schneider and first base coach Mark Budzinski, were among those who popped in to watch the ceremony.
—Richard Deitsch, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Other staffers include bench coach Skip Schumaker, third base coach Dino Ebel, first base coach George Lombard, bullpen coach David Ross, and assistant managers Michael Young and Fredi González.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Logan Maxwell struck out on a 2-2 slider from Harris and Kuhio Aloy popped up to first base.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20base. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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