second baseman

Defensive position in baseball and softball, played on the right side of the infield near second base

Also known as 2B

Instance of: baseball position

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In baseball and softball, second baseman, abbreviated 2B, is a fielding position in the infield, between second and first base. The second baseman often possesses quick hands and feet, needs the ability to get rid of the ball quickly, and must be able to make the pivot on a double play. In addition, second basemen are usually right-handed; only four left-handed throwing players have ever played second base in Major League Baseball since 1950. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4.

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Sport: baseball
Female form of label: joueuse de deuxième but
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Different from: double criterion used: abbreviation
Follows: first baseman
Followed by: third baseman
Location: second base nature of statement: circa, often
first base nature of statement: circa, often
Permanent duplicated item: second baseman

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