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

Examples of fielder's choice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gleyber Torres drove in the Tigers' run in the third inning on a fielder's choice. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fielder's choice

• rejoice
• voice