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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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
In the top of the fourth, shortstop Xander Bogaerts tagged up on a fly ball and was thrown out for a double play.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2025
He is tied with shortstop Willy Adames of the San Francisco Giants and shortstop Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds for the second-most errors (13) in Major League Baseball.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino are rolling, too, and a host of other contributors continue to step up daily.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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Noun
The Padres scored their final run in the ninth on a double by Johnson, a sacrifice bunt by Martín Maldonado and a grounder by Fernando Tatis Jr. that shortstop Masyn Winn bobbled before throwing to first base for the out.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2025
In the top of the fourth, shortstop Xander Bogaerts tagged up on a fly ball and was thrown out for a double play.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2025
He is tied with shortstop Willy Adames of the San Francisco Giants and shortstop Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds for the second-most errors (13) in Major League Baseball.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino are rolling, too, and a host of other contributors continue to step up daily.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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“Shortstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortstop. Accessed 3 Aug. 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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