1
a
: a fly ball hit barely beyond a baseball infield
b
: a high baseball pitch lobbed to the batter
2
: an embarrassing public blunder
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However, Mack followed with a blooper to shallow right on the next pitch.
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Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
That moment has lived for decades on sports blooper reels.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Two innings later, with the Brewers down to their final eight outs and still behind, 3-2, Moore lofted a blooper that fell just in front of a diving Bobby Grich for an infield single.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Mike Trout presumably has witnessed every possible blooper, blunder and boo-boo in 16 seasons with the woeful Angels.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
That moment has lived for decades on sports blooper reels.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Two innings later, with the Brewers down to their final eight outs and still behind, 3-2, Moore lofted a blooper that fell just in front of a diving Bobby Grich for an infield single.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blooper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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