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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Various bloopers have plagued the Royals and Mets alike — blame players running into each other and dropping fly balls, poor baserunning and leaky bullpens.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Mike Trout’s single was a blooper, and Vaughn Grissom’s was a ground ball that shortstop Elly De La Cruz stopped.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Gunnar Henderson began the two-out rally with a single to right, and then Taylor Ward hit a blooper toward right that Jerar Encarnacion played into a single by getting a poor break on the ball.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Chase Meidroth then hit a blooper that bounced away from left fielder Taylor Ward for an RBI double.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
Mike Trout’s single was a blooper, and Vaughn Grissom’s was a ground ball that shortstop Elly De La Cruz stopped.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Gunnar Henderson began the two-out rally with a single to right, and then Taylor Ward hit a blooper toward right that Jerar Encarnacion played into a single by getting a poor break on the ball.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Chase Meidroth then hit a blooper that bounced away from left fielder Taylor Ward for an RBI double.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Blooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blooper. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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