groundout
noun
ground·out
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder
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Yamamoto generated a groundout that got an extremely close forceout at home, and one pitch later, generated a flyball that Kiké Hernández took a bad angle to.
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Rojas, who injured his ribcage a half-inning after writing himself into World Series lore, chased a slider low and away for an easy groundout.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki induced consecutive groundouts with two runners aboard to end the eighth.
—Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Whitlock ultimately loaded the bases, but left-hander Payton Tolle came on and drew a groundout to keep it a one-run game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Rojas, who injured his ribcage a half-inning after writing himself into World Series lore, chased a slider low and away for an easy groundout.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki induced consecutive groundouts with two runners aboard to end the eighth.
—Beth Harris, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
Whitlock ultimately loaded the bases, but left-hander Payton Tolle came on and drew a groundout to keep it a one-run game.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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