ground ball

noun

: a batted baseball that bounds or rolls along the ground

Examples of ground ball in a Sentence

He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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With an error on a soft ground ball back to pitcher Orion Kerkering, the Phillies suffered a 2-1, 11-inning defeat to the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Andy Pages, amid a miserable month, shattered his bat while hitting a ground ball back to the pitcher. Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 With the bases loaded and two outs in the 11th, Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages struck a routine ground ball back towards Kerkering. Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages hit a ground ball right back to Kerkering, who didn’t field the ball cleanly. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ground ball

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ground ball was in 1857

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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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ground ball

noun
: a batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground

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