grounder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grounder
Example Sentences
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During baseball practice in my senior year of high school, Coach hit me a grounder that changed my life.
Judge was jammed and rolled a slow grounder to third, shattering his bat in the process.
In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7, playing second base with the infield in, Rojas cleanly fielded a grounder and threw out Isiah Kiner-Falefa by inches at home plate to save the game.
From Los Angeles Times
He’d have someone roll the football to him as if he were fielding a grounder, then he would flick a throw to first base, keeping a low, almost-sidearmed release.
From Los Angeles Times
But it was his tireless daily routine of taking infield grounders, and his ability to learn from and overcome early-season growing pains, that made that moment possible.
From Los Angeles Times
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