shortstop
pronunciation
How to pronounce shortstop in British English:
UK ['ʃɔ:tstɒp]
How to pronounce shortstop in American English:
US [ˈʃɔrtˌstɑp]
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- Noun:
- (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base
Word Origin
- shortstop (n.)
- 1837, from short (adj.) + stop (n.). In cricket, there also is a longstop.
Example
- 1. I think shortstop is . You know why ?
- 2. Oakland athletics shortstop cliff pennington ( top ) throws the ball to first base as seattle mariners miguel olivo slides into second base to break up a double play during the fifth inning of their american league season opening mlb baseball game in tokyo march 28 , 2012 .
- 3. As with the bestselling 2011 baseball novel the art of fielding , which takes its title from a shortstop 's manual that the novel 's protagonist cherishes , aw 's book pays homage to a fictional guidebook , secrets of a five star billionaire : the narrator imparts step-by-step tips on how to get rich .