ground ball

noun

: a batted baseball that bounds or rolls along the ground

Examples of ground ball in a Sentence

He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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Holmes’ three pitches (sinker, slider, sweeper) and his stuff lead to a ton of ground balls. Will Sammon, The Athletic, 7 Dec. 2024 Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field, Anthony Volpe misfired on a throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm, and Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo did not communicate who was going to cover the first base bag on a simple ground ball. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024 Lux drew a leadoff walk, moved up on Rojas’ single and scored when Kiké Hernandez pushed a two-out ground ball through the right side for an RBI single. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Aug. 2024 Rogers might predominantly be a ground ball pitcher, but the key to his repertoire is a fastball that hitters put into the air more often than any of his other pitches. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ground ball 

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ground ball was in 1857

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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

ground ball

noun
: a batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground

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