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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

/ ˈʃɔːˌɒ /

noun

  1. baseball

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

    2. the player at this position

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shortstop1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; short + stop
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Infielder, James Clark, St. John Bosco, Jr.: The Trinity League MVP batted .411 with 46 hits while filling key roles at shortstop and leadoff hitter for the Division 1 section and region champions.

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The coach then sat next to star shortstop Roch Cholowsky and outfielder Dean West at the microphone, finished typing into his phone and leaned forward for his opening statement.

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The shortstop fell to the ground as Phoenix Call caught the final out in shallow right field, holding his head to the dirt.

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The Angels lost the game, but their shortstop rose to the occasion in a way his team so often has not.

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As one of the first Dodgers players on the field before the game, he spent several minutes running the bases, then went through a full session of infield grounders at shortstop.

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