shortstop
noun/ˈʃɔːtstɒp/
/ˈʃɔːrtstɑːp/
- (in baseball) a player who tries to stop balls that are hit between second and third base; the position of this player
- He was accepted into the Red Sox as a shortstop.
- I played shortstop and second base.
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