grounder

[groun-der]

noun

Baseball.

1. ground ball.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grounder¹

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

Example Sentences

After Austin Hays bounced a grounder to Betts that the shortstop threw home for a forceout, Yamamoto slammed the door with back-to-back strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times

And the two outs that followed — a fly ball from Jackson Chourio and grounder from Christian Yelich — proved to be only a temporary reprieve.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a position I’m comfortable with,” Edman said Friday, after taking grounders at third at the start of his pregame work.

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He fell behind early, then worked the count even before a weak grounder to second.

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As one of the first Dodgers players on the field before the game, he spent several minutes running the bases, then went through a full session of infield grounders at shortstop.

From Los Angeles Times

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