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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Xavier Edwards then scored on a fielding error by shortstop Nasim Nuñez on Otto Lopez's fielder's choice.
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CBS News, 10 May 2026
Champion senior Jaedyn Yamaguchi smacked a one-out double to start the threat in the fifth but was thrown out at third on a fielder's choice, leaving a runner on first with two outs.
—Jeffrey Perkins, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2026
Starling Marte knocked in the first run of the game on a fielder's choice in the fourth.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
After getting runners to first and second base, Ashton Larson struck out before leadoff hitter Ethan Mendoza grounder into a fielder's choice.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 10 May 2026
Champion senior Jaedyn Yamaguchi smacked a one-out double to start the threat in the fifth but was thrown out at third on a fielder's choice, leaving a runner on first with two outs.
—Jeffrey Perkins, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2026
Starling Marte knocked in the first run of the game on a fielder's choice in the fourth.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
After getting runners to first and second base, Ashton Larson struck out before leadoff hitter Ethan Mendoza grounder into a fielder's choice.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Fielder's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fielder%27s%20choice. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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