grounder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grounder
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Leading off the bottom of the 12th, trailing by a run, Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero smacked a grounder to third base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Rays catcher Liam Hicks followed the error by shooting a grounder into left field.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He escaped with just one run scored, on a grounder up the middle from Mauricio Dubón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
With Freddie Freeman standing on second base, after a leadoff double against Padres right-hander Randy Vásquez, Muncy hit a sharp grounder to second baseman Will Wagner, who muffed the play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
Herbie, much to his astonishment, dealt up a double-play grounder to the first batter.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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