shortstop
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Jake Bauers of the Brewers reached base after Rays shortstop Ben Williamson made a throwing error, and Bucknor called Bauers out for failing to touch first base.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Potential All-Star Zach Neto is back at shortstop while Yoan Moncada was brought back on a one-year, $4-million contract, to handle the hot corner.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Mookie Betts credits his improved defense at shortstop to the training methods he’s adopted from Osamu Yada, Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s personal trainer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The last player in the order, Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, hit .290 with 20 homers and 100 RBIs in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
I hit a grounder to the shortstop and instead of throwing it to second he threw it to first, wildly, and again Danny Saunders stretched and stopped the ball.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
