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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Shohei Ohtani drove in one run on a ground ball to second, hustling up the line to avoid the double play. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025 Eugenio Suarez #28 of the Arizona Diamondbacks makes a throwing error on a ground ball hit by Eric Wagaman #33 of the Miami Marlins during the first inning at Chase Field on June 29, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 The squatty southpaw doesn’t post outstanding K or BB rates, and isn’t a consistently elite contact manager despite all those ground balls. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 With one out in the first, shortstop Scott Kingery booted a hard ground ball hit right at him. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ground ball

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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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 15 Jul. 2025.

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ground ball

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

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