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noun (1)

short·stop ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp

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

: the player stationed in the shortstop position

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The Dodgers still plan on having Mookie Betts start the season at shortstop, and Gavin Lux at second base, but plans change, injuries occur, trades happen. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 The chances of Kim returning to the Padres may have improved last month, when the Giants signed shortstop Willy Adames. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025 As Anthony Volpe prepares for his third big league season, the Yankees are hoping the shortstop can parlay an encouraging October into a full season of offensive production. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025 The 34-year-old Cruz was drafted by the Royals in the sixth round of the 2007 draft as a shortstop out of Puerto Rico. —

C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shortstop