fielder's choice
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- noun
- /ˈfiːldərz tʃɔɪs/
- Jargon
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elección del fildeador
- He managed to get Gordon Beckham to ground into a fielder's choice, and despite my elevated blood pressure, Perez got the save and the Indians got the win.
- fielder's choice, scored
- fielder's choice, to third
- grounded into fielder's choice
Examples
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The infielder's strategy of going for a fielder's choice allowed him to successfully put out the runner at second base, even though the batter reached first safely.
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In the top of the 9th inning, K. Calhoun grounded into a fielder's choice to second base.
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Valbuena fielded and threw to Barney, but Ramirez beat the throw, and Aoki scored on the fielder's choice... 1-0 Brewers.
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Every starter in the lineup had a hit except for Brent Lillibridge and Thomas Neal, although Lillibridge walked once and Neal had an RBI on a fielder's choice.
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After fielding the ground ball, the shortstop made a quick decision and executed a fielder's choice to try to get the runner at second base.
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During the game, the second baseman opted for a fielder's choice, choosing to get the runner advancing to third instead of throwing out the batter.
Surface Forms
Morphology
fielder's + choice
The phrase literally denotes a 'choice' made by a 'fielder', so a learner who knows those words can infer it refers to a decision/action by a defensive player. However, the detailed, technical sense (the specific baseball play in which the fielder opts to put out another runner, often allowing the batter to reach base) is specialized jargon and not predictable from the constituents alone, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Fielder's choice comes from a simple baseball scene: a fielder fields the ball and must make a choice about which runner to try to get out. If the fielder tries for a different runner and the batter reaches first safely, the play is counted as a 'fielder's choice' rather than a hit.