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grounder

American  
[groun-der] / ˈgraʊn dər /

noun

Baseball.
  1. ground ball.


Etymology

Origin of grounder

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; ground 1 + -er 1

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Texas State first baseman Jaquae Stewart booted the grounder for an error, allowing Isaac Cadena to score.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Klein took the loss after he took over for the Dodgers in the sixth and immediately gave up a double to Hunter Goodman before Ezequiel Tovar’s grounder ricocheted off Klein’s left foot and right knee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Judge was jammed and rolled a slow grounder to third, shattering his bat in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

With the bases loaded and one out for Toronto, Daulton Varsho whacked a grounder to second base that Rojas managed to corral and fire home to record the force out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

And then the third Crab manages a sharp grounder, but shortstop Khyler scoops it up and fires it to Laury at first base before homegirl can get there.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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