How to Use shortstop in a Sentence

shortstop

noun

• The all-star shortstop then scored what was the go-ahead run at the time.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
• But he's been handy in the field at shortstop and scored six runs.
  — Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022
• The shortstop and Mike Trout now lead the majors with 10 home runs.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• There are 27 first basemen and 26 shortstops in the Hall.
  — Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
• One problem: the Red Sox were led by Joe Cronin, one of the best shortstops around.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• The New York Mets shortstop earns $34.1 million a year.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
• One problem: the Red Sox were led by Joe Cronin, one of the best shortstops around.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
• Texas commit has grown to 6-5 and will pitch and play shortstop.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• The junior shortstop is more of a watch-and-see type than ask-and-learn, anyway.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
• García filled in at shortstop and had three hits and scored twice.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
• In Williamsport, the coach would probably just buck up his shortstop and tell him to get the next one.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
• Gabriel Arias made his third straight start at shortstop, but hit ninth.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• Hunter wasn’t given a chance to pitch or play shortstop.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
• Royal appeared ready to end the game on a ground ball hit to its shortstop.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
• He can be called up at any time, but the move will keep Kyle Farmer as the Reds’ starting shortstop.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 6 June 2022
• The Dodgers shortstop got up and fired accurately to first for the out.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
• The free agent shortstop market has soared over the last two winters.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2023
• Darin Malone, 11, a pitcher and shortstop for the Twins, reads books about the art of baseball.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
• Solano is the front-runner to fill in at shortstop behind Farmer.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2022
• The shortstop was near second base and stepped on the bag, but the Sox couldn’t complete the double play as Sweeney beat the throw to first.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
• Aside from Alex Rodriguez, Rollins is going to be the best shortstop on the ballot for most of the next decade.
  — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
• Luis Urías, who started in place of Adames at shortstop, had a pair of singles and a walk.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2022
• One of those freshmen will take her place at shortstop next year.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• The infield prospect is far too good of an athlete to slot in as the DH and Mayer seems to be the shortstop of the future.
  — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
• Chang made 40 starts at first, three at second, 13 at third and six at shortstop.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2021
• Tatis’ grounder to shortstop should have started the third inning with an out.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
• The shortstop has been crucial to the Mets’ success this summer.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
• With the increase of shifts, Chapman often manned the left side of the infield alone with the shortstop moved to the second-base side of the bag.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Nov. 2021
• The Detroit Tigers appear to have found their new shortstop.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2021
• Grapevine shortstop Connor Ray prevented a run, fielding a ground ball and sending a strong throw to first to barely get the out and end the inning.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025