groundout
noun
ground·out
ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 
: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder
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Cease got Profar on a groundout before Shildt came out of the dugout and called left-hander Adrián Morejón in from the bullpen.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
And then after giving up a four-pitch walk to Oneil Cruz with one out in the fourth, Alcantara induced a pair of groundouts by Joey Bart and Andrew McCutchen to eliminate another threat.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
His average home-to-first speed a year ago sat at 4.10 seconds, a time that would have resulted in an inning-ending groundout.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Guys that have a 103-mph fastball with sink get Ks, groundouts and saves.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
And then after giving up a four-pitch walk to Oneil Cruz with one out in the fourth, Alcantara induced a pair of groundouts by Joey Bart and Andrew McCutchen to eliminate another threat.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
His average home-to-first speed a year ago sat at 4.10 seconds, a time that would have resulted in an inning-ending groundout.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Guys that have a 103-mph fastball with sink get Ks, groundouts and saves.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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