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

The Diamondbacks tied it at 2 in the fifth when Ryan Waldschmidt scored from second after Hoskins errant throw to first and Gabriel Moreno drove in Carroll on a fielder's choice. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Elly De La Cruz scored on fielder's choice in the ninth inning to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game series. — CBS News, 31 July 2026

Ty Rhoades reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Freund. — Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fielder's choice

• rejoice
• voice