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shortstop
noun
The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
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To be sure, the young shortstop bolstered his case with a series of workouts before the draft that left scouts dazzled.
Mr Drew was the AL's 4th-best shortstop.
Virtually no one could have predicted that on June 4th the Houston Astros would pick Carlos Correa, a high school shortstop, with this year's first overall selection.
He attended Columbia University, where he was the quarterback of the football team as well as the shortstop of the baseball team.
The Dominican winter league continues to be a premier circuit in the Caribbean, and Dominican immigrants to the United States have also produced some excellent players, such as the Seattle Mariners' all-star shortstop Alex Rodríguez and the Indians' slugging outfielder Manny Rodríguez.
For instance, during the early 1900s Honus Wagner usually occupied the shortstop position for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
American professional baseball player who, as a shortstop for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB), was selected to multiple American League ALL) All-Star teams and was one of the most popular players of his time.
The Yankees' hot-hitting shortstop, Derek Jeter, opened the game with a first-pitch home run off Bobby J. Jones.
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The 1948 Indians were led by shortstop-manager Lou Boudreau, the AL's Most Valuable Player that year, one of five future Hall of Fame members on the team.
The excellence of Dominican shortstops, such as Fernández, Frank Taveras, Rafael Ramírez, Rafael Belliard, and Rafael Santana, created the impression that the Dominican Republic was the premier producer of players for that crucial position.
Their success prompted North American teams to increase their local scouting, recruiting, and financial investments, and by the 1990s major league teams had fielded scores of Dominican players, including the outfielder Sammy Sosa and many shortstops.
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