shortstop's Usage Examples:

The second baseman and the shortstop are the middle infielders.

He returned to the minor leagues with the neophyte Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs for the 1965 season, but was brought back by the Cubs in June of that year and became their starting shortstop.

In January 1922, the Senators acquired shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh, relegating Bush to playing second and third base.

The pitcher (1) fields a batted ball and throws to the shortstop (6) to force out a runner advancing to second.

At the end of the 1917 season, Baseball Magazine rated Bush as the second best shortstop in the American League behind Ray Chapman.

Primarily a shortstop, Hernández played every position except pitcher.

players within each group will often be more able to exchange positions easily (that is, a second baseman can usually play shortstop well, and a center.

He was drafted as a shortstop by the St.

move Mickey Stanley to shortstop for the 1968 World Series as the third "gutsiest call" in sports history.

Synonyms:

infielder,

Antonyms:

low status, upper-class,