starting lineup
noun
: the list of players who are playing when a game begins
The manager has made some changes to the starting lineup.
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After getting the day off Tuesday, Crow-Armstrong was not in the Chicago Cubs’ starting lineup again Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves.
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Cam Johnson is joining a Nuggets starting lineup which last season saw Jokic shoot 45% on three-pointers, Aaron Gordon 44%, and both Murray and Christian Braun 40%, all well above league average at their positions.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Elias Díaz hit two home runs, Ramón Laureano hit one and every player in the Padres starting lineup except Jose Iglesias reached base multiple times.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Teoscar Hernandez was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup on Sunday afternoon, with Manager Dave Roberts choosing not to call it a typical day game on the bench following a night game.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Cam Johnson is joining a Nuggets starting lineup which last season saw Jokic shoot 45% on three-pointers, Aaron Gordon 44%, and both Murray and Christian Braun 40%, all well above league average at their positions.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Elias Díaz hit two home runs, Ramón Laureano hit one and every player in the Padres starting lineup except Jose Iglesias reached base multiple times.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Teoscar Hernandez was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup on Sunday afternoon, with Manager Dave Roberts choosing not to call it a typical day game on the bench following a night game.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Starting lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20lineup. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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