shortstop

[shawrt-stop]

noun

1. Baseball.

   1. Also called short. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.

   2. a fielder who covers this position.

2. Also called shortstop bath. Photography.,  stop bath.

shortstop

/ ˈʃɔːtˌstɒp /

noun

1. baseball

   1. the fielding position to the left of second base viewed from home plate

   2. the player at this position

Word History and Origins

Origin of shortstop¹

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

Example Sentences

“For him to play that caliber of shortstop, I think, is underappreciated,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said.

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While Betts transformed into one of the league’s best defensive shortstops, he experienced a sharp offensive decline.

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Chronic knee problems have put his shortstop days behind him and cut into his range at second or third base, but the bat still plays.

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Dodgers shortstop Mookie Bets corralled the ball, stepped on second and fired it to first to complete the double play.

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With runners on the corner and one out in the bottom of the 11th, he induced a routine ground ball to shortstop off the bat of Alejandro Kirk.

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