How to Use shortstop in a Sentence

shortstop

noun

• The all-star shortstop then scored what was the go-ahead run at the time.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
• The shortstop and Mike Trout now lead the majors with 10 home runs.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• There are 27 first basemen and 26 shortstops in the Hall.
  — Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
• One problem: the Red Sox were led by Joe Cronin, one of the best shortstops around.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• The New York Mets shortstop earns $34.1 million a year.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
• Texas commit has grown to 6-5 and will pitch and play shortstop.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• The junior shortstop is more of a watch-and-see type than ask-and-learn, anyway.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
• Gabriel Arias made his third straight start at shortstop, but hit ninth.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• The free agent shortstop market has soared over the last two winters.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2023
• Darin Malone, 11, a pitcher and shortstop for the Twins, reads books about the art of baseball.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
• One of those freshmen will take her place at shortstop next year.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• The shortstop has been crucial to the Mets’ success this summer.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
• And, come on, who would Dodgers fans rather see, Correa or Gavin Lux, play shortstop?
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2022
• The center fielder and shortstop has started one of them.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
• Rafaela, 22, started at shortstop in Game 1 and in center field in Game 2.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• Tena, who will wear No. 8, has played 74 games at shortstop this season.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• Allen will share time with Kevin Smith at shortstop, Kotsay said.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2023
• Ohtani doesn’t play in the field and Dodger fans have no idea who is going to play shortstop this coming season.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• Starting shortstop Gavin Lux was lost for the season in spring training.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
• Yet Hernández forgot to account for the throws from shortstop, too.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• Torkelson picked a couple of balls in the dirt at first base to save his shortstop from throwing errors.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
• In the next at-bat, Quinn Boyd flew out and the Spartans threw the ball to the cut-off man at shortstop to halt the tag runner at third from advancing to home.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
• Rookie shortstop Mason Winn was 3 for 5 and drove in a run in the Cardinals’ win.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
• The Mets’ shortstop slugged his 16th of the season when his two-run shot entered the home team’s bullpen in right-center field, making it 6-0.
  — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
• Cal Raleigh reached on a check-swing dribbler that barely got past the mound and Teoscar Hernández's grounder deep in the hole at shortstop loaded the bases.
  — Tim Booth, Chron, 7 May 2023
• The Gold Glove earned him the reputation as the best defensive shortstop in the minor leagues.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2023
• The 2023 version can slide Trevor Story from second base back to shortstop.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
• Almost 20 home runs last year as a shortstop is insane.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• In another tight game, the shortstop’s infield single in the top of the sixth proved enough to sweep a series in which only four runs were scored.
  — Jamie Barton, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
• The shortstop was the hero on the final day of the regular season, his go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning against the Atlanta Braves sending the Mets through to the postseason.
  — Jamie Barton, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024