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The position of the second baseman
The position of the second baseman
"Second base" redirects here. For other uses, see Second base (disambiguation).

Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Also called 2B, or second bagger, 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. This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. In addition, shortstops and second basemen are usually right-handed as this is preferential for turning a double play. Second base is also known as the keystone sack. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the second baseman is assigned the number 4.

Second basemen must be quick on their feet to hold the runner on base, back up the shortstop on all throws from the catcher, cover first base on bunted balls, and to field the position to either side. Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in Baseball or fastpitch softball. Good second basemen are required to have exceptional range, since they have to field balls closer to the first baseman who is often holding runners on, or moving towards the base to cover. Good range is also helpful since many balls are hit to this position. On a batted ball to right field, the second baseman goes out towards the ball for the relay. Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key Due to these requirements, second base has become primarily a defensive position in the modern game, with comparatively few hitting stars.

For baserunners, second is the easiest base to steal, because the catcher must throw a farther distance. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate

Phillies second baseman Plácido Polanco (now with the Detroit Tigers) ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball
Phillies second baseman Plácido Polanco (now with the Detroit Tigers) ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball

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National Baseball Hall of Fame second basemen

Note: Year of induction included in parentheses. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA [1]

Other well-known second basemen

See also: List of Gold Glove middle infield duos

Currently active second basemen

As of the 2007 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) active 2nd basemen include:

References

  1. ^ Hall of Fame Second Baseman. Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew (born October 1,) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder for the Minnesota Twins and the former First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr ( May 2 1887 &ndash March 25 1951) nicknamed "Cocky" was an American Second baseman Robert Pershing Doerr (born April 7 1918 in Los Angeles California) is a former Second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball John Joseph Evers ( July 21, 1881 – March 28, 1947) was a Major League Baseball player and manager. Jacob Nelson Fox ( December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Chicago Francis "Frankie" Frisch ( September 9, 1898 — March 12, 1973) nicknamed the Fordham Flash, or The Old Flash Charles Leonard Gehringer ( May 11 1903 – January 21 1993) nicknamed “ The Mechanical Man,” was a Major League Baseball For the football player of the same name see Frank Grant (American football. William Jennings Bryan "Billy" Herman ( July 7 1909 - September 5 1992) was an American Second baseman in Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie or often la-ZHWAY per the Canadian French pronunciation or as he himself usually pronounced it LAJ-a-wayLee Allen in ''The American League Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri ( December 6, 1903 — August 6, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire John Alexander "Bid" McPhee ( November 1, 1859 - January 3, 1943) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who was inducted into Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ryne Dee Sandberg (born September 18 1959 in Spokane Washington) nicknamed "Ryno" is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst (ˈʃeɪ̪ndinst born February 2, 1923) is an American former player coach and manager Roberto Alomar Velázquez (born February 5 1968 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player (- considered by many to be one of the Roberto Francisco "Beto" Ávila González ( April 2, 1924 &ndash October 26, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Second Craig Alan Biggio (born December 14, 1965 in Smithtown, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player who played his entire career Geoffrey Edward Blum (born April 26, 1973 in Redwood City California) is an Infielder for the Houston Astros. Bret Robert Boone (born April 6 1969 in El Cajon, California) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman. Robert Anthony "Bobby" Grich (born January 15, 1949, Muskegon Michigan) is an American former Major League Baseball Glenn Dee Hubbard (born September 25 1957 in Hahn AFB West Germany) is the current First Base Coach for the Atlanta Braves Robert Frank Knoop (born October 18, 1938 in Sioux City Iowa) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman and right-handed Richard John McAuliffe (born November 29, 1939, in Hartford Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and Robert Lincoln Lowe ( July 10 1865 &ndash December 8 1951) nicknamed "Link" was a Second baseman in Major League The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Robert Clinton "Bobby" Richardson (born August 19 1935, in Sumter South Carolina) is a former Second baseman in Major League John Ellis Temple ( August 8, 1927 – January 9, 1994) was a Major League Baseball Second baseman who played for the Jesús Manuel Marcano (Manny Trillo (born December 25, 1950 in Caripito, Venezuela) also nicknamed "Indio", is a former Chase Cameron Utley (ˈʌtli is a Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr (born May 12, 1957 in New York City, New York) Nicknamed Sweet Lou, is a former Major League Frank White Jr (born September 4, 1950 in Greenville Mississippi) is a former Major League Baseball player, and coach Fernando Viña (pronounced VEEN-ya (born April 16, 1969 in Sacramento California) is a retired Cuban - American Major League Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo (born November 8, 1973 in Miranda State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Infielder currently A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Joseph Lowell Gordon ( February 18 1915 &ndash April 14, 1978) nicknamed "Flash" in reference to the comic-book character José Manuel Roberto Guillermo Oquendo (born July 4, 1963 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former Infielder in Major League Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence were introduced in 1957. Joshua LaRoy Barfield (born December 17, 1982 in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela) is a Second baseman for the Cleveland Ronald "Ronnie" Belliard (born April 7 1975 in Bronx, New York) is a Second baseman of Dominican descent Miguel Jesús Cairo (born May 4, 1974 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Utility player Robinson José Canó (kaˈno born October 22, 1982, in) is a Second baseman in Major League Baseball, who currently plays for the New Jorge Luis Cantú (born Jorge Luís Cantú Guzmán on January 30, 1982 in McAllen Texas) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman Jamey Blake Carroll (born February 18, 1974) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for the Cleveland Indians. José Castillo (xoˈse kasˈt̪ijo (born March 19, 1981 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for Luis Antonio Castillo (born September 12 1975 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball (MLB Second baseman José Alexander "Alex" Cora (born October 18, 1975 in Caguas Puerto Rico) is a utility Infielder for the Boston Red Sox Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971 in) nicknamed The Sugarman, is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Milwaukee Mark Thomas DeRosa (born February 26, 1975 in Passaic New Jersey) is a Major League Baseball player who plays for the Chicago Cubs Mark William Ellis (born June 6, 1977 in) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman, currently playing for the Oakland Athletics. Marcus William Giles (born May 18, 1978 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a Free agent Ruben A Gotay (goʊˈtаɪ TIE (born December 25, 1982 in) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Atlanta Braves Anthony Joseph Graffanino (ˈɡɹæfɨˌniːnoʊ̪ (born Anthony Joseph Graffagnino on June 6, 1972 in Amityville New York) is a Mark James Grudzielanek (ˌɡɹʌdzɪˈlɑnɨk (born June 30 1970 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is a Second baseman in Major League Baseball who currently Brendan Michael Harris (born August 26, 1980 in Albany New York) is a Major League Baseball Infielder who currently plays for Aaron Walter Hill (born on March 21, 1982 in Visalia California) is a Major League Baseball player and second-baseman for the Toronto Blue Orlando Thill Hudson (born December 12 1977 in Darlington, South Carolina) is a Second baseman in Major League Baseball for the National is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Akinori Iwamura (岩村 明憲 born February 9 1979 in Uwajima Ehime, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Infielder for A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Kelly Andrew Johnson (born February 22, 1982 in Austin Texas) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman with the Atlanta Howard Joseph Kendrick III (born July 12, 1983 in Jacksonville Florida) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Jeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for Ian Michael Kinsler (born June 22, 1982 in Tucson Arizona) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Texas Rangers Adam Thomas Kennedy (born January 10 1976 in Riverside, California) is a Major League Baseball player José Celestino López (born November 24 1983 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman who plays for the Mark David Loretta (born August 14 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is a Second baseman and Shortstop in Major League (born October 23, 1975 in Higashiōsaka Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Dustin Luis Pedroia (born August 17, 1983 in Woodland California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, Brandon Emil Phillips (born June 28, 1981 in Raleigh North Carolina) is a Second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. Plácido Enrique Polanco (pronounced ˈplɑsiːdoː ɛnˈriːke poːˈlɑŋkoː (born October 10 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major For Comcast CEO see Brian L Roberts Brian Michael Roberts (born October 9, 1977, in) nicknamed B-Rob Daniel Cooley Uggla (born March 11, 1980) is a Major League Baseball All-Star Second baseman for the Florida Marlins. Chase Cameron Utley (ˈʌtli is a Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. José Antonio Valentín (born on October 12, 1969 in Manatí Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman, who is currently José Angel Vidro (born August 27, 1974 in Mayagüez Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a Free agent Rickie Darnell Weeks (born September 13, 1982) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for Milwaukee Brewers. There are 4 sports players with the name Josh Wilson: Josh Wilson (baseball Josh Wilson (American football Josh Wilson National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  2. ^ Rod Carew - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  3. ^ Eddie Collins - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  4. ^ Bobby Doerr - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  5. ^ Johnny Evers - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  6. ^ Nellie Fox - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  7. ^ Frankie Frisch - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
  8. ^ Charlie Gehringer - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  9. ^ Frank Grant - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  10. ^ Billy Herman - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  11. ^ Rogers Hornsby - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  12. ^ Nap Lajoie - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  13. ^ Tony Lazzeri - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  14. ^ Bill Mazeroski - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  15. ^ Bid McPhee - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  16. ^ Joe Morgan - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  17. ^ Jackie Robinson - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  18. ^ Ryne Sandberg - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
  19. ^ Red Schoendienst - National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the

Dictionary

second baseman

-noun

  1. (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the first baseman and the shortstop, normally on the right field side of second base.
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