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
Beck struck out eight batters in a row after Madison Howard led off Paschal’s half of the first inning with a pop out to first base.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
Nonetheless, that same player found a way to score the deciding run in a 5-3 Dodgers victory over the Boston Braves, after reaching first base in the seventh inning following an error.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
Nonetheless, that same player found a way to score the deciding run in a 5-3 Dodgers victory over the Boston Braves, after reaching first base in the seventh inning following an error.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2024
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“First base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20base. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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