short·stop ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp 
1
: the player position in baseball for defending the infield area on the third-base side of second base
2
: the player stationed in the shortstop position
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 Heliot Ramos reached on an error by shortstop Hyeseong Kim to start the second inning. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 The clean play by the shortstop. —Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 Mike Trout played his 1,366th game in center field for the Angels, tying Jim Fregosi (1,366 games at shortstop) for the most in franchise history at one position. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shortstop
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Noun
Giants ace Logan Webb hitting the Dodgers’ Dalton Rushing with a pitch, as well as Rushing’s subsequent hard slide into shortstop Willy Adames, pale in comparison to the clashes between San Francisco and Los Angeles in the past. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026 Heliot Ramos reached on an error by shortstop Hyeseong Kim to start the second inning. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 The clean play by the shortstop. —Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 Mike Trout played his 1,366th game in center field for the Angels, tying Jim Fregosi (1,366 games at shortstop) for the most in franchise history at one position. —ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shortstop
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“Shortstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/shortstop. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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noun
short·stop ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp
: the baseball infielder whose position is between second and third base
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