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
Outfielder Jonny DeLuca banged a grounder up the middle to even the score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Then with runners on second and third, he induced José Caballero to hit a grounder to third baseman Max Muncy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
I hit a grounder to the shortstop and instead of throwing it to second he threw it to first, wildly, and again Danny Saunders stretched and stopped the ball.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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