fielder's choice

noun

: a situation in baseball in which a batter reaches base safely because the fielder attempts to put out another base runner on the play

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José Ramírez scored on a fielder's choice in the seventh for the Guardians to add an insurance run, and Rocchio capped the scoring with a two-run single. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 Grant Taylor came in and earned his eighth save when Cody Freeman bounced into a fielder's choice. — CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fielder's choice

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First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fielder's choice was in 1880

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