How to Use shortstop in a Sentence

shortstop

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• 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
• 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
• Gabriel Arias made his third straight start at shortstop, but hit ninth.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• One of those freshmen will take her place at shortstop next year.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• The center fielder and shortstop has started one of them.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
• Rafaela, 22, started at shortstop in Game 1 and in center field in Game 2.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• Tena, who will wear No. 8, has played 74 games at shortstop this season.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• Allen will share time with Kevin Smith at shortstop, Kotsay said.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2023
• Ohtani doesn’t play in the field and Dodger fans have no idea who is going to play shortstop this coming season.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
• Starting shortstop Gavin Lux was lost for the season in spring training.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
• Yet Hernández forgot to account for the throws from shortstop, too.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• Torkelson picked a couple of balls in the dirt at first base to save his shortstop from throwing errors.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
• Cal Raleigh reached on a check-swing dribbler that barely got past the mound and Teoscar Hernández's grounder deep in the hole at shortstop loaded the bases.
  — Tim Booth, Chron, 7 May 2023
• The Gold Glove earned him the reputation as the best defensive shortstop in the minor leagues.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2023
• Almost 20 home runs last year as a shortstop is insane.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
• Right now, Gimenez is the best shortstop in the organization.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
• In the six games Matt Chapman has played at third base since signing, Ahmed has lined up alongside him at shortstop each time.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
• And what better place to focus on defense than at shortstop?
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Turner, the Phillies’ $300 million shortstop, showed how much his speed can affect games.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2023
• There’s a play that shortstop Nick Allen made last year that Bobby Crosby is still raving about.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2023
• Alma shortstop Logan English stepped to the plate in the seventh inning a home run shy of hitting for the cycle.
  — Harold McIlvain Ii Special To The Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 12 July 2023
• Two young shortstops who assuredly will begin the season in the minors are scuffling at the plate, too.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
• There’s just one difference – a fan stands isn’t expected to make a play at shortstop.
  — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
• Vargas and Outman walked with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, but Rojas scalded a 99-mph line drive right at shortstop Nick Ahmed to end the inning.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
• Henderson will spell him at shortstop and also play third base, where Urías won a Gold Glove last year.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2023
• Rosario, who started at shortstop, was shifted to second and made a diving play to quell a late Padres rally.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
• He’s been a plus defender at second base, third, and shortstop in his career.
  — Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• At second base was Miguel Rojas, who made all 64 of his previous starts for the Dodgers this season at shortstop.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024