sandlot
noun
sand·lot
ˈsan(d)-ˌlät 
: a vacant lot especially when used for usually unorganized sports
sandlot
adjective
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Renna, 47, starred as Ham Porter in the coming-of-age film, which centers on a boy named Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry), who befriends a group of boys playing baseball at his new neighborhood's sandlot during the summer of 1962.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Today, there are few players from the sandlots that produced African American players such as Ernie Banks, Minnie Miñoso, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bob Gibson and others who followed in the footsteps of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier of pro baseball in 1947.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The winters were too cold and snowy for the local high school to field a baseball team, but Bill, who stood 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, was a gifted outfielder and honed his skills in sandlot games during the summer.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Such works, along with 19th century publications and artifacts that document how baseball evolved from sandlots to stadiums will be on display at the armory show this year.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Today, there are few players from the sandlots that produced African American players such as Ernie Banks, Minnie Miñoso, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bob Gibson and others who followed in the footsteps of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier of pro baseball in 1947.
—Bob Kustra, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The winters were too cold and snowy for the local high school to field a baseball team, but Bill, who stood 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, was a gifted outfielder and honed his skills in sandlot games during the summer.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Such works, along with 19th century publications and artifacts that document how baseball evolved from sandlots to stadiums will be on display at the armory show this year.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Sandlot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandlot. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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sandlot
noun
sand·lot
ˈsan-ˌ(d)lät
: a vacant lot especially when used by youngsters for unorganized sports
sandlot
adjective
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