Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Shortstop, the meaning and synonyms like short or position.
Shortstop in a sentence
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Shortstop meaning
- The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
- A nimble defender.
- A player who is short of money.
Example sentences (20)
The Yankees hoped that 22-year-old would be their rookie standout when they made him their Opening Day shortstop.
Velazquez went to shortstop and Luis Rengifo, who scored on the play, moved to left field in the bottom of the inning.
He played 13 games in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees as a shortstop and second baseman in 1911.
Pirates shortstop Alika Williams connects on a double against the Tigers on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, at PNC Park.
Although second and shortstop are often put together as middle infield, they are definitely two far different positions.
Braves shortstop Vaughn Grissom’s sixth error in 18 games this season led to a costly run in the sixth inning.
First-year right fielder Owen McKiernan reached base on an error by the Poets’ shortstop, which allowed Flavin to score.
Walsh began the scoring in the top of the second, scoring Wang and Cimini on an error by Pepperdine shortstop John Peck.
Webb likely will not experience the comfort of having defensive whiz Brandon Crawford behind him at shortstop.
The teenager, playing both shortstop and center field, made professional baseball look easy in an impressive first taste.
Báez added a highlight-worthy play at shortstop, throwing out a runner from his knees after a backhand stop.
He didn’t allow a hit until David Fry lined a short-hop single off shortstop Dansby Swanson’s glove to lead off the fifth.
Telfer surrendered just one more hit—a Vince Cimini chopper over the shortstop’s head in the third—in six innings pitched.
In light of the move, Hernández will move to center field and Bobby Dalbec will get the start at shortstop.
Adding to the Angels’ misery on Thursday, shortstop Zach Neto left the game with right shoulder irritation.
On the offensive end, shortstop Anthony Silva shined, tallying three base hits and drawing a hit by pitch.
Senior shortstop Luke Jacobs got the inning started off with a triple and the comeback was on from there.
Of course, if Volpe’s future is staying at shortstop, it begs the question of where Oswald Peraza fits into the Yankees’ plans.
Shortstop prospect Colson Montgomery is waiting in the wings, although playing him on Opening Day would probably be a rush job.
Oakland selected Grand Canyon shortstop Jacob Wilson No. 6 overall at the MLB draft earlier this week.
Common combinations with shortstop
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at shortstop 24×
- shortstop and 20×
- the shortstop 14×
- to shortstop 12×
- and shortstop 7×
- shortstop who 5×
- shortstop in 5×
- shortstop zach 4×
- playing shortstop 4×
- shortstop dansby 4×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word shortstop. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.