shortstop has definitions from the fields of baseball,sport,softball,games
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[ noun ] (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Rookie southpaw George_Stepanovich relieved Hyde at_the_start of the ninth and gave_up the A 's fifth tally on a walk to second_baseman Dick_Howser , a wild_pitch , and Frank_Cipriani 's single under Shortstop Jerry_Adair 's glove into center .

The big , 22 - year old shortstop , the 1960 American_league `` rookie of the year '' , flew here late this afternoon from Baltimore , signed his contract for an estimated $ 15000 and was a spectator at tonight 's 5 - to 3 loss to Kansas_City - the winless Birds ' sixth setback in_a_row .

Two errors by New_York Yankee shortstop Tony_Kubek in the eleventh inning donated four unearned_runs and a 5 - to 2 victory to the Chicago_White_Sox today .

Related terms

infielder baseball

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[ noun ] (baseball,sport) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base

Synonyms

short

Related terms

position baseball_team

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