fielder's choice
noun
: a situation in baseball in which a batter reaches base safely because the fielder attempts to put out another base runner on the play
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Hicks did induce a fielder's choice from Carlos Correa to record the first out of the inning, but Brooks Lee was able to slap an 0-2 fastball into left field, plating two runs and giving Minnesota a 5-4 walk-off victory.
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Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Later in the same inning, Bobby Witt Jr. grounded into a fielder's choice to get the AL's fourth run on the board.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Down to their last chance, Oregon's Emma Cox reached base on a fielder's choice, but an error by UCLA allowed Paige Sinicki to come around to score, tying the game at 2-2.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Steven Milam hit into a fielder's choice to leave the bases loaded.
LSU 5, Arkansas 0 — Middle 4th Inning
Anthony Eyanson is carving through the Razorbacks.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
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Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Later in the same inning, Bobby Witt Jr. grounded into a fielder's choice to get the AL's fourth run on the board.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Down to their last chance, Oregon's Emma Cox reached base on a fielder's choice, but an error by UCLA allowed Paige Sinicki to come around to score, tying the game at 2-2.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Steven Milam hit into a fielder's choice to leave the bases loaded.
LSU 5, Arkansas 0 — Middle 4th Inning
Anthony Eyanson is carving through the Razorbacks.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2025
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“Fielder's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fielder%27s%20choice. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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