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ground ball

American  
[ground bawl] / ˈgraʊnd ˈbɔl /

noun

Baseball.

  1. a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground without having first risen in the air, as opposed to a fly ball.

Etymology

Origin of ground ball

First recorded in 1830–40, in cricket use; as an Americanism in 1855–60, in baseball use

Example Sentences

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After the bunt, the Dodgers put Addison Barger on with a walk, setting up the double play, the Jays hit a ground ball, and well, you know the rest…Dodgers win.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

With runners on the corner and one out in the bottom of the 11th, he induced a routine ground ball to shortstop off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Then Jackson Chourio beat the shift on a ground ball the other way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

Roch Cholowsky made a slick play in the seventh, fielding a hard ground ball to his left and throwing to first off-balance from behind second to help reliever Jack O’Connor toss a scoreless inning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2025

He hit a hard ground ball on his first swing.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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