SHORTSTOP Definition & Meaning

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shortstop

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noun

Baseball.
1. Also called short. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base.
2. a fielder who covers this position.
Also called short·stop bath. Photography. stop bath ( def ).

shortstop

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noun

baseball
1. the fielding position to the left of second base viewed from home plate
2. the player at this position

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Origin of shortstop¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; short + stop

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Junior shortstop James Clark spent this week giving nightmares to Orange Lutheran pitching.

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The depth of the pitching staff combined with having perhaps the best fielding shortstop in amateur baseball in Billy Carlson has created an environment that will make it difficult to beat the Panthers.

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For Betts, Tuesday marks a return to normalcy, with the star shortstop back in the lineup against the Angels.

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Betts was penciled in to start at shortstop, arriving at the ballpark with his symptoms subsiding.

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“I was physically strong enough to force the ball over the shortstop’s head.”

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