shortstop
noun (1)
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Definition of shortstop
(Entry 1 of 2)
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: the player position in baseball for defending the infield area on the third-base side of second base
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: the player stationed in the shortstop position
short-stop
noun (2)
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Definition of short-stop (Entry 2 of 2)
Examples of shortstop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Castro is friendly with Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor, who took him under his wing during defensive drills in spring training in his final year with the team. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro keeps his word to dad. Here's how," 27 Aug. 2019 Melky Cabrera threw to shortstop Kevin Newman, who tagged out Cano. — Wes Crosby, courant.com, "Mets’ Cano strains hamstring in rout of Pirates," 4 Aug. 2019 Wold compared haircuts with Matt Chapman and chatted with shortstop Marcus Semien. — Washington Post, "A’s sign 8-year-old for a day through Make-A-Wish Foundation," 29 July 2019 Luke Jones got on first thanks to an error at shortstop. — Manny Alvarez, Daily Pilot, "Ocean View Little League nearly throws combined no-hitter in SoCal state tournament win over Claremont," 22 July 2019 The work in the field was particularly notable Sunday, with shortstop Marcus Semien leading the pack. — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, "Twins’ turn for late comeback win over A’s," 21 July 2019 The typically dominant Smith collapsed for the second time in three save chances, allowing a solo home run to shortstop Trevor Story and a game-tying two run blast to Rockies center fielder Ian Desmond. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Surging Giants hop the Padres, tie the Rockies in NL West on Dickerson’s career night," 16 July 2019 The ball deflected to shortstop Orlando Arcia, who threw onto first for the out, and Davies needed only one warm-up pitch after being looked at by the team's athletic training staff to be deemed fine. — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers 2, Pirates 1: Eric Thames continues his hot-hitting ways with winning blast," 30 June 2019 Leake retired the first two hitters, then Jed Lowrie hit a grounder to shortstop that Jean Segura got to with a diving stop. — Scott Hanson, The Seattle Times, "Mariners rally in 11th, end A’s chances at AL West title," 25 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shortstop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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shortstop
noun
English Language Learners Definition of shortstop
baseball
: the player who defends the area between second and third base
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shortstop
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short·stop
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Kids Definition of shortstop
: a baseball infielder whose position is between second and third base