grounder
Example Sentences
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In the bottom of the ninth in Game 7, playing second base with the infield in, Rojas cleanly fielded a grounder and threw out Isiah Kiner-Falefa by inches at home plate to save the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
He’d have someone roll the football to him as if he were fielding a grounder, then he would flick a throw to first base, keeping a low, almost-sidearmed release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
With the bases loaded and one out for Toronto, Daulton Varsho whacked a grounder to second base that Rojas managed to corral and fire home to record the force out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
In the eighth inning, Ohtani hit a hard grounder toward first base, where Vladimir Guerrero Jr. snatched the ball in a position so awkward he fell to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
I saw his face break into a happy smile, and just then Sidney Goldberg hit a fast, low grounder and raced off to first.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
