shortstop
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp/
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- In baseball, the shortstop plays a crucial role in defense between second and third base.
- shortstop near second base
- shortstop and second base
When I played and got to varsity freshman and sophomore year, he played shortstop.
- When I played and got to varsity freshman and sophomore year, he played shortstop.
- And I wanted to play shortstop only because I saw it, you know, I was like a Sean Dunstan fan.
- The Russians traded them for a minor league shortstop and potato.
Examples
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Now base hits to the right, shortstop covers second base.
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Second base and shortstop, be ready to throw the ball home.
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This man was the greatest shortstop of all time.
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He hits it to shortstop.
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Poe's the shortstop for the Tigers, right?
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He's a shortstop from Seattle.
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Of the many issues the Cubs have, their shortstop isn't anywhere close to the top.
Blog text (10) -
In his second year, he met Alison, the star shortstop of BC's softball team.
Fiction book (2002) -
It's about a baseball player, a rookie shortstop that's batting .347.
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Probably the biggest major leaguers to sign on were Browns shortstop Vern Stephens and Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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8.6
The field position between second and third base in baseball
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shortstop comes from the common words short ('not far') and stop ('to stop'). It was used in early baseball for the player who 'stops' balls hit nearby, so a shortstop is the player between second and third base who stops those ground balls.