shortstop
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shortstops
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Baseball.
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Also called short. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.
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a fielder who covers this position.
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Also called shortstop bath. Photography. stop bath.
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The Queens flaunt one of the best right sides of the infield in the league with Lansdell at third and Curacan 19-year-old shortstop Thaima Maximiliana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero might be the most universally disliked player in all of baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It is the franchise’s longest since 1946, a time when Johnny Pesky was the team’s starting shortstop and not yet the namesake of Fenway Park’s right-field foul pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mookie Betts is a shortstop whose six Gold Gloves came playing right field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He was not a very good student, but he was an excellent shortstop.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
Jacob is one of 11 shortstops taken in the first 40 picks this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He ranked third among major league shortstops with 26 home runs last season, and he stole 26 bases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
“I take a lot of pride in it,” said Betts, who wound up leading all MLB shortstops in defensive runs saved this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Just like the pitching market, few top shortstops figure to be traded before the deadline, either — including Willy Adames of the Milwaukee Brewers, another player the Dodgers previously targeted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
In his time he had been a good quarter-back on his college eleven and one of the best shortstops of his day.
From The Crimson Sweater by Ralph Henry Barbour
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