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[[Image:Baseball 3B.svg|thumb|right|The position of the third baseman]]
A '''third baseman''' is a person in [[baseball]] who covers [[third base]].
A '''third baseman''' is a person in [[baseball]] who covers third base.


Somebody playing third base must have good [[reflex|reflexes]] and be able to react fast, because he is one the closest infielders to the batter. He must also have a good arm, because third basemen sometimes have to throw to second base as a part of a double play.
Somebody playing third base must have good [[reflex|reflexes]] and be able to react fast, because he is one the closest [[infielder]]s to the batter. He must also have a good arm, because third basemen sometimes have to throw to [[second base]] as a part of a [[double play]].


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[[en:Third baseman]]
[[es:Tercera base (béisbol)]]
[[fr:Joueur de troisième but]]
[[ko:3루수]]
[[it:Terza base]]
[[ja:三塁手]]
[[nl:Derde honkman]]
[[pt:Terceira-base]]
[[zh:三壘手]]


[[Category:Baseball positions]]
[[Category:Baseball positions]]

Latest revision as of 09:42, 10 March 2013

The position of the third baseman

A third baseman is a person in baseball who covers third base.

Somebody playing third base must have good reflexes and be able to react fast, because he is one the closest infielders to the batter. He must also have a good arm, because third basemen sometimes have to throw to second base as a part of a double play.