Examples of grounder in a Sentence
He hit a grounder to the shortstop.
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After a walk by Austin Barnes led off the inning, consecutive fielder’s choice grounders by Mookie Betts and Ohtani left the speedy two-time MVP standing on first base.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Jake Cronenworth followed with a base hit, putting the potential tying run in the on-deck circle with Machado at the plate, but Estrada fielded a hard grounder off the bat of Machado that started an inning-ending double play.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Jorge Mateo then rolled a grounder just inside the third base line, for a double.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024
Betts, who switched positions with Lux on March 8 because of Lux’s early-spring throwing woes, couldn’t backhand a Brandon Drury grounder to the hole that was ruled a single.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Jung, who turned 26 on Monday, sustained the injury while fielding grounders on Friday.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2024
Freeman, the 2020 National League MVP with the Atlanta Braves who has been dropped from second to third in the order, lined an RBI single to center in the first inning and drove in a run with a second-inning grounder that was booted for an error.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Shortstop Gavin Lux bobbled a grounder in the third inning for his second error in two games after also making a miscue Wednesday against the Texas Rangers.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2024
His grounder rate bested both Lopez and Wheeler at 55.1%.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Jake Cronenworth followed with a base hit, putting the potential tying run in the on-deck circle with Machado at the plate, but Estrada fielded a hard grounder off the bat of Machado that started an inning-ending double play.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2024
Jorge Mateo then rolled a grounder just inside the third base line, for a double.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024
Betts, who switched positions with Lux on March 8 because of Lux’s early-spring throwing woes, couldn’t backhand a Brandon Drury grounder to the hole that was ruled a single.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Jung, who turned 26 on Monday, sustained the injury while fielding grounders on Friday.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2024
Freeman, the 2020 National League MVP with the Atlanta Braves who has been dropped from second to third in the order, lined an RBI single to center in the first inning and drove in a run with a second-inning grounder that was booted for an error.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Shortstop Gavin Lux bobbled a grounder in the third inning for his second error in two games after also making a miscue Wednesday against the Texas Rangers.
—Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2024
His grounder rate bested both Lopez and Wheeler at 55.1%.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Grounder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grounder. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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grounder
noun
ground·er
ˈgrau̇n-dər 
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