From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishshortstopshort‧stop /ˈʃɔːtstɒp $ ˈʃɔːrtstɑːp/ noun [countable] DSBa player on a baseball team who tries to stop any balls that are hit between second and third base2(7)
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shortstop• But, as a shortstop, he had his problems.• Padres closer Trevor Hoffman, lest we forget, started out as a shortstop.• Word has it that Offerman will start at shortstop.• Dunston expected the old times at shortstop to return.• Philadelphia Phillie shortstop Kevin Stocker is among trade possibilities...• I swear he could play shortstop.• Rookie shortstop Jimmy Rollins, the only regular to play, tripled, singled, stole a base and scored two runs.• The defense lapsed in the sixth, when shortstop Craig Shipley muffed a spinning grounder. 