grounder

Example Sentences

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During baseball practice in my senior year of high school, Coach hit me a grounder that changed my life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Judge was jammed and rolled a slow grounder to third, shattering his bat in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

After Austin Hays bounced a grounder to Betts that the shortstop threw home for a forceout, Yamamoto slammed the door with back-to-back strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto was not only good, he was resilient, working out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the sixth inning with a grounder and two strikeouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

Herbie, much to his astonishment, dealt up a double-play grounder to the first batter.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols