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.
Recent Examples on the Web
With the Cubs' current platoon situation at first base with Michael Busch and Justin Turner, Chicago would gladly take Goldschmidt's production against left-handers over Turner's.
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The Yanks did have a chance to score in the sixth after Ortiz started the inning with a walk, but two challenges at first base went against them.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
The Sox had Elko at first base and moved Miguel Vargas back to third for Wednesday’s game against the Tigers.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Back in the lineup for the first time since last Wednesday, Mookie Betts singled with one out and scored from first base when Freeman doubled into the right-field corner – showing no ill effects from the fractured toe that had sidelined Betts for four games.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The Yanks did have a chance to score in the sixth after Ortiz started the inning with a walk, but two challenges at first base went against them.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
The Sox had Elko at first base and moved Miguel Vargas back to third for Wednesday’s game against the Tigers.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Back in the lineup for the first time since last Wednesday, Mookie Betts singled with one out and scored from first base when Freeman doubled into the right-field corner – showing no ill effects from the fractured toe that had sidelined Betts for four games.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 June 2025
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20base. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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