noun
Baseball term; refers to the first base in the infield. The Japanese synonym is 一塁 (いちるい).
See also: 一塁
彼はヒットを打ってファーストベースに出た。
He hit the ball and got to first base.
Variant with a middle dot; less common in running text but seen in some contexts.
Synonymous Japanese term for 'first base'; more common in native baseball commentary.
Borrowed from English 'first base'.