How to Use shortstop in a Sentence

shortstop

noun

• The all-star shortstop then scored what was the go-ahead run at the time.
  — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 1 May 2024
• But he's been handy in the field at shortstop and scored six runs.
  — Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022
• The shortstop and Mike Trout now lead the majors with 10 home runs.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• There are 27 first basemen and 26 shortstops in the Hall.
  — Mike Decaire, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
• One problem: the Red Sox were led by Joe Cronin, one of the best shortstops around.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
• The New York Mets shortstop earns $34.1 million a year.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
• Texas commit has grown to 6-5 and will pitch and play shortstop.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• The junior shortstop is more of a watch-and-see type than ask-and-learn, anyway.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
• García filled in at shortstop and had three hits and scored twice.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
• In Williamsport, the coach would probably just buck up his shortstop and tell him to get the next one.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
• Gabriel Arias made his third straight start at shortstop, but hit ninth.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• Hunter wasn’t given a chance to pitch or play shortstop.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
• Royal appeared ready to end the game on a ground ball hit to its shortstop.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022
• He can be called up at any time, but the move will keep Kyle Farmer as the Reds’ starting shortstop.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 6 June 2022
• The Dodgers shortstop got up and fired accurately to first for the out.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
• The free agent shortstop market has soared over the last two winters.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 21 Jan. 2023
• Darin Malone, 11, a pitcher and shortstop for the Twins, reads books about the art of baseball.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2022
• Luis Urías, who started in place of Adames at shortstop, had a pair of singles and a walk.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2022
• One of those freshmen will take her place at shortstop next year.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• The infield prospect is far too good of an athlete to slot in as the DH and Mayer seems to be the shortstop of the future.
  — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
• The shortstop has been crucial to the Mets’ success this summer.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
• And, come on, who would Dodgers fans rather see, Correa or Gavin Lux, play shortstop?
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2022
• Last season, by contrast, Adames was worth -16 DRS, the fewest of any shortstop.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
• Then Jesús Aguilar hit a ball deep in the hole at shortstop for a single, and two runs scored on the play before a third out came.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2022
• The center fielder and shortstop has started one of them.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023
• Rafaela, 22, started at shortstop in Game 1 and in center field in Game 2.
  — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
• Tena, who will wear No. 8, has played 74 games at shortstop this season.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• Acuña can play shortstop and played it well in place of Lindor late last season.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
• Allen will share time with Kevin Smith at shortstop, Kotsay said.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 May 2023
• The team often goes the way leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor goes, and the shortstop is often prone to slow starts.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025