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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As long as everyone stays healthy, this group seems like the safest bet to be the Mavericks’ starting lineup on opening night.
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Christian Clark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Yankees starting lineup did feature six lefty batters in Game 2, but taking Bello out that early was still surprising.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Catcher Will Smith was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup again Friday, the seventh of their past eight games that Smith has missed with a bone bruise in his right hand.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
For the second time in seven games, every player in San Francisco’s starting lineup recorded at least one hit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Christian Clark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Yankees starting lineup did feature six lefty batters in Game 2, but taking Bello out that early was still surprising.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Catcher Will Smith was not in the Dodgers’ starting lineup again Friday, the seventh of their past eight games that Smith has missed with a bone bruise in his right hand.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
For the second time in seven games, every player in San Francisco’s starting lineup recorded at least one hit.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Starting lineup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting%20lineup. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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