Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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With two men on following a leadoff single by Trevor Story and a walk by Masataka Yoshida, Ceddanne Rafaela hit a ground ball that third baseman Junior Caminero couldn’t handle.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
There’s no timetable for d’Arnaud, who was hurt trying to beat out a ground ball on Wednesday.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Kyle Tucker had the Dodgers’ first hit of the game, a ground ball that kicked off first base and into the outfield for a double to lead off the second inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
In the second, Kyle Tucker pulled a ground ball that caromed off first base for a double, took third when Dalton Rushing beat out a two-out infield single and scored when McCullers bounced a changeup that Salazar could not block.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
There’s no timetable for d’Arnaud, who was hurt trying to beat out a ground ball on Wednesday.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Kyle Tucker had the Dodgers’ first hit of the game, a ground ball that kicked off first base and into the outfield for a double to lead off the second inning.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
In the second, Kyle Tucker pulled a ground ball that caromed off first base for a double, took third when Dalton Rushing beat out a two-out infield single and scored when McCullers bounced a changeup that Salazar could not block.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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