shortstop

[shawrt-stop]

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noun

Baseball.

the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.
a fielder who covers this position.

Also called shortstop bath. Photography. stop bath.

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Origin of shortstop

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; short + stop

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Examples from the Web for shortstop

The New York Yankees shortstop played his final Major League Baseball game Sunday in Boston.
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In this lighter Steinbrenner moment, he joins forces with beloved Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter in a Visa commercial.
8 Classic George Steinbrenner Moments|The Daily Beast Video|July 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The shortstop leaped up and knocked the ball down, but it was going too fast for him to hold.
Baseball Joe Around the World|Lester Chadwick
He consoled himself by the determination to make the shortstop position on the baseball team the following spring.
The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall|Spencer Davenport

Harry paused only because Way had picked out the first ball offered him and had banged it across to shortstop.
The Lucky Seventh|Ralph Henry Barbour
Denton followed with a hit to short that was too hot for the shortstop to handle.
Baseball Joe, Home Run King|Lester Chadwick
The next batter also found the ball and knocked it hotly to shortstop, who fumbled it; and the bases were full.
For the Honor of the School|Ralph Henry Barbour

British Dictionary definitions for shortstop

shortstop

noun

baseball

the fielding position to the left of second base viewed from home plate
the player at this position

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Word Origin and History for shortstop