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A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. 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. 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. In fact, second basemen are required to have the greatest range of any infielder, since they have to field balls closer to the first baseman who is often holding runners on, or moving towards the base to cover. On a batted ball to right field, the second baseman goes out towards the ball for the relay.
List of popular players at second base
- Roberto Alomar
- Beto Avila
- Craig Biggio (began his career as a catcher)
- Rod Carew (later played 1B)
- Eddie Collins
- Johnny Evers
- Nellie Fox
- Frankie Frisch
- Charlie GehringerCharles Leonard Gehringer ( May 11, 1903 January 21, 1993) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played his entire career for the Detroit Tigers (1924-1942). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A native from Fowlerville, Michigan, Gehri
- Rogers HornsbyRogers Hornsby member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was born April 27, 1896, in Winters, Texas, and died January 5, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois. Nicknamed "The Rajah", Hornsby played most of his career in St. Louis (for the St. Louis Browns and the St.
- Jeff KentJeffrey Franklin Kent (born March 7, 1968 in Bellflower, California) is a Major League Baseball player and a former MVP winner. He is widely regarded as one of the best offensive second basemen to have ever played the game. Early Career Jeff was a star pl
- Nap Lajoie1911 American Tobacco Company baseball card. Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie [la-ZHWAY] ( September 5, 1874 February 7, 1959), also nicknamed "Larry," was an American professional athlete. In his career as a second baseman in Major League Baseball, he was considere
- Bobby LoweBobby Lowe (left) with infielders Robert Lincoln Lowe ( July 10, 1865 December 8, 1951), called Bobby Lowe and nicknamed Link was a Major League Baseball player and manager who played for the Boston Beaneaters (1890-1901), Chicago Cubs (1902-03), Pittsbur (a 1890s star and the first player to hit 4 HR in a game)
- Bill MazeroskiWilliam Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5, 1936, in Wheeling, West Virginia), nicknamed "Maz", is a former Major League Baseball player. He is best known for being the first player in Major League history to win the World Series with a game-ending home
- Gil McDougaldGilbert James McDougald (born May 19, 1928) was a Major League Baseball player. He was born in San Francisco, California. He played his first major league game on April 20, 1951. On May 6 of that year, he tied a major league record by batting in 6 runs in (also played SS and 3B)
- Joe MorganJoseph Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, considered by many the second greatest to have played the game, after Rogers Hornsby. Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in
- Bobby Richardson
- Jackie Robinson (began his career at 3B)
- Ryne Sandberg
- Manny Trillo
- Jose Vidro
- Lou Whitaker
- Frank White
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Baseball positions
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