Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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On Monday, Stanton began his first steps toward possibly returning to the outfield, taking ground balls in right field from Rojas and throwing them lightly to second base.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Even though a ground ball that took Miguel Andujar to the ground resulted in an out after a stellar play from the A’s third baseman, an earlier two-run homer off the bat of Jorge Polanco had the game in reach.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
Reliever Spencer Bivens retired Isiah Kiner-Falefa on a soft ground ball to first, stranding Henry Davis at second and preserving Webb’s stellar line.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The Mets took a 2-0 lead off Webb in the first, with Nimmo scoring on a ground ball by Juan Soto and Lindor scoring on a sacrifice fly from Pete Alonso.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Even though a ground ball that took Miguel Andujar to the ground resulted in an out after a stellar play from the A’s third baseman, an earlier two-run homer off the bat of Jorge Polanco had the game in reach.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2025
Reliever Spencer Bivens retired Isiah Kiner-Falefa on a soft ground ball to first, stranding Henry Davis at second and preserving Webb’s stellar line.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
The Mets took a 2-0 lead off Webb in the first, with Nimmo scoring on a ground ball by Juan Soto and Lindor scoring on a sacrifice fly from Pete Alonso.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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