starting lineup
noun
: the list of players who are playing when a game begins
The manager has made some changes to the starting lineup.
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The 37-year-old, 14-year veteran was penciled into the Cardinals’ starting lineup by manager Oli Marmol — at third base, the first time Crawford played a defensive position other than shortstop (besides, of course, his cameo on the mound to end last season).
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
In this case, the buyer needed an ace and didn’t have a clear spot to put Ortiz in the 2024 starting lineup.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
The Nets, who trotted out a starting lineup of Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Trendon Watford, Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton, led by as many as 17 points in the first quarter and had a 15-point advantage with 3:40 left in the first half.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
On the offensive end, Jovic’s outside shooting turned into an asset as part of a Heat starting lineup that needs floor spacers around the leading duo of Adebayo and Jimmy Butler.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
In this case, the buyer needed an ace and didn’t have a clear spot to put Ortiz in the 2024 starting lineup.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
The Nets, who trotted out a starting lineup of Cam Thomas, Mikal Bridges, Trendon Watford, Noah Clowney and Nic Claxton, led by as many as 17 points in the first quarter and had a 15-point advantage with 3:40 left in the first half.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
On the offensive end, Jovic’s outside shooting turned into an asset as part of a Heat starting lineup that needs floor spacers around the leading duo of Adebayo and Jimmy Butler.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
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