NOUN
- the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
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the initial stage in accomplishing something
we didn't get to first base with that approach
How To Use first base In A Sentence
- These two requirements alone mean that many hopeful wannabes will not even get to first base.
- The new pitcher made a great play on that throw to first base.
- Chone Figgins started the eighth inning with a single to left and moved to second when first baseman Mark Teixeira made a nice diving stop on a groundout by Bobby Abreu. One Season
- For example, you can place a ball down the first baseline by aiming towards the base itself.
- A batter becomes a runner when the third strike called by the umpire is not caught, providing (1) first base is unoccupied, or (2) first base is occupied with two out. USATODAY.com - Pierzynski's heads-up play keeps Sox alive
- Kevin Youkilis will continue to move from first base to third if it'll make the team stats] a better team, but he is getting to the point in his career - he turned 31 in March - where he believes the moves should be made "seasonably," rather than from game to game. MLB - BostonHerald.com
- Leadoff man Fernando Vina ricocheted a single off first base.
- The pitch was high, but Dante swung, hitting a dribbler back to the pitcher, who threw home to the catcher, who threw to first base, double play, game over. Parents Behaving Badly
- So here's my baseball personality test : Are you a chatty first baseman or a sullen shortstop?
- He plays first base for the Red Sox.