short·stop
ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp 
1
: the player position in baseball for defending the infield area on the third-base side of second base
2
: the player stationed in the shortstop position
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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Jackson Merrill, who had lined out and struck out in his previous at-bats, then watched a sinker in the heart of the strike zone before getting another belt-high sinker on the inner edge of the plate and grounding it through the hole at shortstop.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Dylan Crews hit a chopper up the middle that got past shortstop Otto Lopez for an error that scored Ruiz.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
In the fourth, Chapman, shaded towards shortstop, ranged to his right for a grounder, then fired across the diamond as his momentum took him towards the third-base dugout.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
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Noun
He was slated to return to third base before junior shortstop Danijel Zekavica suffered a torn ACL during basketball season.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Jackson Merrill, who had lined out and struck out in his previous at-bats, then watched a sinker in the heart of the strike zone before getting another belt-high sinker on the inner edge of the plate and grounding it through the hole at shortstop.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
Dylan Crews hit a chopper up the middle that got past shortstop Otto Lopez for an error that scored Ruiz.
—Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
In the fourth, Chapman, shaded towards shortstop, ranged to his right for a grounder, then fired across the diamond as his momentum took him towards the third-base dugout.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
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“Shortstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortstop. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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shortstop
noun
short·stop
ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp
: the baseball infielder whose position is between second and third base
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