Examples of ground ball in a Sentence
He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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After Verdugo failed to run out a ground ball, Boone defended the player.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
His defensive metrics at second base have declined so drastically that starting him there 146 times a season is almost untenable — especially when Houston’s top two starting pitchers both generated ground balls at least 49 percent of the time last season.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field, Anthony Volpe misfired on a throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm and Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo did not communicate who was going to cover the first base bag on a simple ground ball.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
Goalie Bri Sampson saved 7 goals along with 2 ground balls.
—Robert Clark, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
His defensive metrics at second base have declined so drastically that starting him there 146 times a season is almost untenable — especially when Houston’s top two starting pitchers both generated ground balls at least 49 percent of the time last season.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field, Anthony Volpe misfired on a throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm and Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo did not communicate who was going to cover the first base bag on a simple ground ball.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
Goalie Bri Sampson saved 7 goals along with 2 ground balls.
—Robert Clark, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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