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Sentence Examples The batter hit a lazy fly ball which the shortstop easily reached just behind second base. He takes a few steps past the bag and the right fielder throws the ball to the shortstop at the bag. Ring was the first left-handed shortstop I had ever seen playing in the minor leagues. You see a lot of guys going from shortstop to second base in the big leagues, but you never really see the opposite. Though the shortstop bobbled the ball, the official scorer awarded Waner his 3,000th hit. The batter hits a ground ball to shortstop, who tosses the ball to the second baseman covering the bag for a force out. In the fifth inning of a tied 1920 game, New York Yankee spitballer Carl Mays faced Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman, who was crowding the plate. Sometimes, you have to rely on the second baseman and the shortstop yelling at you. Speaking of balls hit on the ground, opposing infielders, particularly the shortstop, have a habit of mistiming their dives. I started as a shortstop and was second in fielding and hitting in the League. The shortstop walked and the rightfielder outran an infield bleeder to pack the sacks. Next are right fielders with 21 followed by left field, center field, third and second base, shortstop, catcher and designated hitter. Santa rounded third and headed for home, as the shortstop finally came to his senses and threw a perfect peg to catcher Garcia. Would big-league baseball tell second basemen they can't make a play on the shortstop side of the bag? Jason dribbles an infield roller that shortstop Nomar Garciaparra handles with ease, tossing over to first base for the third out of the inning. The ball caromed off his forehead into the hands of shortstop Bill Knickerbocker. Credit the batter with a double, an assist to the right fielder and a putout to the shortstop. Payton then attempted to steal second base and the shortstop was caught off guard. He will serve as the primary backup at second and third and possibly at first, and he also could play at shortstop or a corner outfield spot. In the sixth it was another error from the shortstop and a wild pitch that led to two runs. Show More Sentences He mostly was a second baseman in the minors but has become solid at shortstop and third base. If you played shortstop in Little League, you probably can remember when the coach brought you in to pitch to nail down a win. Writers no longer take note of the assists credited to a shortstop or second baseman. With two runners on bases the player hit a small fly ball behind shortstop Jacob Goyette. However, the batter manages to tap a ground ball to the shortstop that forces R1 out at 2nd. The batter hits a pitched ball on the ground to the shortstop who scoops up the ball and begins a 6-4-3 double play. The play is not completed at 2nd because the shortstop cuts off the catcher's thrown ball. Prior to the resumption of play the shortstop walks over to the eight foot circle and picks up the resin bag. The infielder picks up the ball and throws it to the shortstop for the force out on R1 at 2nd. Hernandez says he had much more time to get in front of ground balls when he played shortstop, but fielding the ball hasn't been a problem for him. Joe Cronin, perhaps the best shortstop of the 1930s, and Lou Boudreau, perhaps the best of the next decade, were player-managers as starting shortstops. The infielder at 1st reaches for a low throw from the shortstop and ends up squeezing the ball between his arm and body. When we were picked for the same team, I was quick to call shortstop. Their catcher, first baseman, shortstop, third baseman, centerfielder, and designated hitter all rank among the top four at their position in the minors. The New York Yankees shortstop played his final Major League Baseball game Sunday in Boston. In this lighter Steinbrenner moment, he joins forces with beloved Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter in a Visa commercial. The ball, however, made contact with umpire Paul Runge, who was positioned on the infield side, and it caromed into short left field behind the shortstop. I knew the Brandeis shortstop had some scouts looking at him. Playing shortstop in the sixth inning, he chased down a Texas leaguer in short center field and threw home to catcher Joe Silver to get a runner tagging up. Then, in 1920, Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was killed by a beanball. Show More Sentences The shortstop allows the ball to fall to the ground or bobbles the ball and drops it. With a runner on first base, the batter hits a ground ball to shortstop, who tosses the ball to the second baseman covering the bag for a force out. The batter hits a pitched ball on the ground toward the shortstop who misplays the ball, recovers it, and then throws it late toward 1st. The shortstop calls for the ball but steps out of the way just in time for the charging center fielder to touch and drop the fly ball. To be sure, the young shortstop bolstered his case with a series of workouts before the draft that left scouts dazzled. It is possible that moving to another, less demanding position might lengthen his career, but Jeter is adamant about sticking at shortstop. He attended Columbia University, where he was the quarterback of the football team as well as the shortstop of the baseball team. For instance, during the early 1900s Honus Wagner usually occupied the shortstop position for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A batted ball passes the shortstop without being touched by him and no other fielder has a chance to make an out on the ball. The shortstop dives for the ball but makes no play and the umpire makes no call. The shortstop and the second baseman move into position, on the outfield side of the base path, to catch the pop-up. The shortstop fields the batted ball and flips it to the second baseman, at 2nd, for the force out. No, Little hasn't officially decided whether newly signed center fielder Juan Pierre or holdover shortstop Rafael Furcal will lead off. Miguel Tejada darted into the shortstop hole for Jeter's bases-loaded grounder and, instead of collecting an out at third, had it glance off the palm of his glove for a single. Just as Henry is set to tie an N. C. A. A. record for consecutive errorless games by a shortstop, he makes a throw that somehow goes astray, and strikes his roommate, Owen, smack, in the head. This being the season of injuries for the Yankees, Gonzalez started at shortstop and batted ninth because Jayson Nix complained of right hamstring tightness Monday night after legging out a ninth-inning double. If he adds 10 points to his average and doubles his counting numbers, you are already looking at a steady fantasy shortstop. The batted ball takes one hop, and the shortstop snares the batted ball in his bare hand and throws it toward 1st in an effort to retire the batter-runner. Farrell could have used Xander Bogaerts at shortstop, but Bogaerts will remain at third base in place of Will Middlebrooks, another slumping player. Batchelor did not throw again until April 28, when he was limited to 75 pitches, but he did play shortstop — a demanding throwing position — the day after his 160-pitch outing. Show More Sentences Virtually no one could have predicted that on June 4th the Houston Astros would pick Carlos Correa, a high school shortstop, with this year's first overall selection. In both situations the shortstop and R2, who is advancing to 3rd, collide. The shortstop scoops up the batted ball and throws it to the catcher. While the ball is still alive and held by the pitcher, the catcher and shortstop meet near the pitcher's plate to consult on the next pitch selection. Jones got an infield hit when the ball tipped off of the outstretched glove of the diving shortstop. His chase for an abstraction was finally over, and he could go back to the day-in, day-out job of being Derek Jeter, Yankee shortstop. Ripken showed that a shortstop doesn't have to be a small, slight man whose forte is defense and singles. The 28-year-old Gonzalez will take over from starting shortstop Ricky Gutierrez, who was not offered arbitration by the Cubs. The third baseman and shortstop should practice calling for and catching the pop flies. I have to play one position,'' said Lugo, who was the Devil Rays' primary shortstop before the trade. He joins high school shortstop Max George, a sixth-round selection by the Rockies, as OSU signees who chose to sign pro contracts. The batter hits the next pitched ball on the ground to the shortstop. Baumgartner scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by Rainbow Warriors shortstop Austin Wobrock on a groundball hit by Hoffman. Major League Baseball said it will investigate the gay slur written in Spanish on the eye black of Toronto Blue Jays' shortstop Yunel Escobar. Most of the Dodgers' shifts involve shortstop Rafael Furcal moving to the right of second base, giving the Dodgers three rightside infielders. There was still time before batting practice, so roving instructor Paul Molitor stood at shortstop with a fungo bat. By grounding to the shortstop, the twin killing ended the inning. We have our second baseman play back on the grass and our shortstop two or three steps in off the grass, based on arm strength and the speed of the runner. Stotts is a Hart baseball player, doing his job right means getting on base, scoring runs, playing solid at shortstop and performing anything else his boss. Izturis, formerly the Dodgers' starting shortstop, has floated around the infield this season and became expendable after the acquisition of Betemit last week. Show More Sentences If, for example, a shortstop is not as skilled as the second baseman or third baseman in catching pop-ups, the list should be changed to reflect this fact. Throughout the Hart High baseball team's romp toward the Southern Section Division II championship, senior shortstop Tim Hutting has been the group's steady average leader. Dodgers shortstop Wilson Valdez, right, turns a double play Thursday. The shortstop fielded the grounder and threw to first base for the putout. Examples from Classical Literature The squeeze, Cooper, hissed Nelson in chippers ear, as the little shortstop rose from the bench. Denton followed with a hit to short that was too hot for the shortstop to handle. And that fellow with the pipe in his mouth is 'Dots' McCann, the shortstop. He had used it on Edwards because the Rockland shortstop had challenged him to do so. Naturally I played baseball and as a shortstop most of the time. The shortstop, a sure hitter in a pinch, strode to the plate. He has made 149 career starts at third base, 101 at second base, 68 at shortstop, 14 in left field and two in right field. High-priced veterans at shortstop, second base, the outfield and the pitching staff have performed with little true distinction. The second batter hit to shortstop and reached first on a fumble. Snorky stole in closer and closer until he was almost back of shortstop. Third-base umpire Larry Young initially called it a home run before all the umpires met just beyond shortstop and changed it to a ground-rule double. Find more words! 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Words that rhyme with shortstop What is the plural of shortstop? Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words short-staffed short-sightedness shortsightedness short-sightedly shortsightedly short-sighted short story short-tailed short-tempered short term short-term short-term goals 9-letter Words Starting With s sh sho shor short shorts shortst shortsto