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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Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz led off the inning with a double and advanced to third when Rockies second baseman Kyle Farmer committed another error.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Play Tommy Edman at shortstop, Hyeseong Kim at second, with Miguel Rojas as backup.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Hudgens, 36, and the 29-year-old former MLB shortstop and outfielder announced the news in a joint Instagram post on Saturday, sharing three photos of them beaming during a maternity photo shoot.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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Noun
First, Hernandez went sixth to the Pirates, then the Chicago White Sox selected Panther shortstop Billy Carlson with the 10th pick.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz led off the inning with a double and advanced to third when Rockies second baseman Kyle Farmer committed another error.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Play Tommy Edman at shortstop, Hyeseong Kim at second, with Miguel Rojas as backup.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Hudgens, 36, and the 29-year-old former MLB shortstop and outfielder announced the news in a joint Instagram post on Saturday, sharing three photos of them beaming during a maternity photo shoot.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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“Shortstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortstop. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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