shortstop

1 of 2

noun (1)

short·​stop ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp 

1

: the player position in baseball for defending the infield area on the third-base side of second base

2

: the player stationed in the shortstop position

short-stop

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp 

: stop bath

Examples of shortstop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Toronto Blue Jays originally signed Arias in 2018 as a shortstop out of the Dominican, but with just a $10,000 bonus he was clearly not looked upon as a serious prospect at that position. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

No other shortstop who ever played had Jimmy Rollins’ career. —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025

De Los Santos, 16, is another lefty-hitting shortstop and won’t turn 17 until late July. —Chuck Murr, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

Crawford, though, is one of the greatest shortstops in franchise history and unquestionably the greatest shortstop in San Francisco Giants history. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1936, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

shortstop

noun

short·​stop ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp 

: the baseball infielder whose position is between second and third base