shortstop
nounUS /ʃɔɹt.stap/
Etymology From short + stop.
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Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
- The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop.
- “Your father was the best baseball player anyone had ever seen.” Excited but halting, her voice ran on past all obstacles. “We watched him play shortstop, and my father said he was the best, and my brothers too. The Cardinals sent a man down to talk to him about one of their teams.” Like an ancient marineress, she would not let go. She meant the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm teams.2016, Mike Westphal, Cloud of Expectation; Book One: The In America Series, Xlibris, →ISBN:
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- Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.2025 June 11, “White Sox pitching prospect Grant Taylor makes jump from Double-A to perfect major league debut”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025:
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Figuratively A nimble defender.
- I'll play shortstop when we make our proposal.
- The shortstops and desperados were not permitted to play in this marker crap game.1981, Sam Grafstein, Dice Doctor:
- Related terms
- catcher, pitcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, infielder, outfielder