Sentences with phrase «second baseman»

A "second baseman" is a player in baseball who defends the area of the field between first base and second base. Full definition
He bats over.300 as second baseman in a suburban softball league, and he yields to no man in loyalty to the Braves.
I'll have to look more closely at the possible Maz — with all due props from me, possibly one of the greatest second basemen of all time.
Bobby Richardson is a fine young second baseman who makes first - class plays day in and day out, but he hasn't played with Shortstop Gil McDougald long enough to realize his full potential.
However, Tiger first baseman Cecil Fielder signaled for second baseman Lou Whitaker to hold on to the ball and spare Bo the embarrassment.
Baltimore (5 - 2) gained ground as Second Baseman Rich Dauer went 14 for 33.
Looks like Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler had some issues on this throw.
Brightest light is 20 - year - old Gene Freese,.322 - hitting second baseman last year with New Orleans.
Almost all of his closest calls came against Philadelphia: in Games 32 and 41 he dropped perfect bunts in front of Phillie Third Baseman Mike Schmidt, and he barely survived a dazzling catch and throw by Second Baseman Ted Sizemore to beat out his only hit of Game 33.
«There's nobody in our league who throws a slider like that,» said second baseman Jeff Kent, who was punched out on three pitches.
The 24 - year - old Jose Ramirez is the starting second baseman for the Cleveland Indians, although that's a fairly recent development to end the discussion there.
Morgan, a member of the MLB Hall of Fame for his years with the Cincinnati Reds and regarded as one of the greatest second baseman of all - time, played on the same prep team at Castlemont as May, who had an 18 - year MLB pitching career and led the American League in ERA in 1980.
The Devil Rays select Chicago Cubs second baseman Miguel Cairo.
«Anywhere else Smitty would be labeled a star, a savior,» says Astros second baseman Billy Doran.
«We are now truly bonded for life,» said Marnie Auerbach, the mother of senior second baseman Brandon Auerbach.
Kylee Perez is a junior second baseman at 12th - ranked UCLA and a first - team All - Pac - 12 selection who hit.388 a season ago.
Hector Lopez hit a sharp grounder to Chicago Second Baseman Nelson Fox who flipped it to Shortstop Luis Aparicio who tossed it on to first base.
No other second baseman in the American League has made as many putouts over the last seven seasons.
Second baseman Carlos Baerga -LRB-.316 through Sunday) is a future star.
When discussing possible Hall of Famers, don't forget Tiger second baseman Lou Whitaker.
The game ended on a reportedly brilliant play from second baseman Ray Mack.
The final straw in the battle between players and umpires was an altercation between Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler and home plate umpire Angel Hernandez on Monday in Texas.
With the Astros trailing, 7 - 4, in the bottom of the fifth inning, second baseman Jose Altuve stepped up to the plate with two runners on base.
Second baseman Bill Doran is available.
Though 19 - year - old rookie Rafael Furcal and veteran Keith Lockhart have filled in ably, the Braves are considering Rangers second baseman Luis Alicea, a free - agent - to - be who's having the finest offensive season -LRB-.307 average,.383 on - base percentage through Sunday) of his career.
Taught by one of his uncles to bat left - handed, Archie became the starting second baseman on the high school varsity when he was in the seventh grade.
The Astros second baseman finished the season with a.341 average and was followed by Victor Martinez -LRB-.335), Michael Brantley -LRB-.327) and Adrian Beltre -LRB-.324).
Rarely told is the bitter story of how the color line was established, way back in the 1880s — in places like Buffalo, at the expense of black men like Frank Grant, the star second baseman of the Buffalo Bisons.
Joining them will be Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano, Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager, Reds outfielder Adam Duvall, White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier and Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez.
Hart was concerned about Baerga's drop - off in production in the second half of last year, and when he had asked him in the off - season about moving to third base so the team could pursue free - agent second baseman Roberto Alomar, Baerga had balked.
Yankee second baseman Chuck Knoblauch and his right arm are still not getting along.
But it was the Phillies who swooped down and snatched Buchholz away from the jaws of swingmanitude, trading a 24 - year - old second baseman named Josh Tobias for him.
«To me, he's never gotten the respect he deserves,» says Orioles second baseman Roberto Alomar.
The Dodgers may benefit even more from their subsequent purgings of second baseman Eric Young and righthander Ismael Valdes, who were traded to the Cubs for reliever Terry Adams and two minor league pitchers.
Matt Holliday tried breaking up the double play by barreling into second baseman Marco Scutaro.
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley has put up some filthy numbers in 2006, proving he's more than just another pretty face in an ugly uniform.
Mix in a middle infield of junior shortstop Hope Alley and sophomore second baseman Hailey Hayes, as well as a senior DH / INF Lauren Hermes who hit.409 a season ago, and the Falcons look especially daunting.
Everyone knows Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is small, so Cabrera offered him a low - five.
Manager Doug Rader hasn't been able to find an every - day second baseman, shortstop or third baseman.
Arcia grounded into a double play, shortstop Rivera to second baseman Castro to first baseman Bour, Thames out.
On the flip side, playing in Safeco Field means that Seattle needs top - tier hitters, and right now it has just one: second baseman Dustin Ackley.
He made 67 appearances for them, all but three in relief, before L.A. traded him to the Expos after the 1993 season for second baseman Delino DeShields.
The Seahawks gambled on a failed minor league second baseman who had led Wisconsin to the Rose Bowl after being shunned by NC State.
Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo is a classic leadoff hitter, reaching base often (through Sunday his.461 on - base percentage was second in the National League), stealing bases (a major - league - best 41) and scoring lots of runs (a team - high 69).
LOS ANGELES — Miami Marlins second baseman and defending National League batting champion Dee Gordon was suspended for 80 games for testing positive for exogenous Testosterone and Clostebol, both considered performance - enhancing substances, Major League Baseball announced in a stunner on Thursday night.
As for the farm system, it was ranked 28th out of 30 teams entering the season by Baseball America, and it was in such a bad way that the Angels traded away their long - time second baseman for a prospect reinforcement.
The Miami Marlins open a four - game weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals with heavy playoff implications on Thursday night in Miami, and will do so with second baseman Dee Gordon back in the lineup after serving his 80 - game suspension for a positive PED test in April.
The first game of opening day features what is left of the Miami Marlins, who traded their entire outfield — reigning National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, and Marcell Ozuna — plus second baseman Dee Gordon in the offseason after the team was sold for $ 1.25 billion.
She was intercepted by security before she could smooch Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg in the first night game at Wrigley Field, in 1988, and spent some time in the Unfriendly Confines of a Chicago jail.
Cleveland Indians second baseman Bobby Avila of Mexico became the first to win a batting title, with a.341 average in 1954.
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