short·stop
ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp 
1
: the player position in baseball for defending the infield area on the third-base side of second base
2
: the player stationed in the shortstop position
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
O’Hoppe been out since A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson inadvertently nicked him with a warm-up swing.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
And then, in the bottom of the second inning, the All-Star shortstop hit a home run.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
There is no positional adjustment in my ranking system - that #11 ranking is pretty rare for a shortstop, higher than Jeter ever got.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Bichette is the only impending free agent shortstop with an All-Star appearance to his name.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
O’Hoppe been out since A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson inadvertently nicked him with a warm-up swing.
—Andrew Wagner, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
And then, in the bottom of the second inning, the All-Star shortstop hit a home run.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
There is no positional adjustment in my ranking system - that #11 ranking is pretty rare for a shortstop, higher than Jeter ever got.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Shortstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortstop. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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shortstop
noun
short·stop
ˈshȯrt-ˌstäp
: the baseball infielder whose position is between second and third base
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