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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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Moving Lux also kept their options at second base fluid, which could be useful if the team decides to move Mookie Betts off shortstop at some point this year (though that’s not a guarantee to happen, given how much better his defense at shortstop has been to this point).
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Willy Adames, who is one of the best power-hitting shortstops in baseball, signed a $182 million deal last winter.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
His resumé features a Silver Slugger Award, three All-Star appearances and four Gold Gloves, his 1,617 games at shortstop for the Giants is the most in franchise history.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Miami Marlins first baseman Matt Mervis misread a throw from shortstop Xavier Edwards during the top of the fifth inning in the team's 6-1 loss to the Athletics on Friday and paid dearly for it.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Moving Lux also kept their options at second base fluid, which could be useful if the team decides to move Mookie Betts off shortstop at some point this year (though that’s not a guarantee to happen, given how much better his defense at shortstop has been to this point).
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Willy Adames, who is one of the best power-hitting shortstops in baseball, signed a $182 million deal last winter.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
His resumé features a Silver Slugger Award, three All-Star appearances and four Gold Gloves, his 1,617 games at shortstop for the Giants is the most in franchise history.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Shortstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortstop. Accessed 15 May. 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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