grounder

Example Sentences

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Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. managed to hit an inside-the-park homer Saturday on a well-placed grounder that traveled just 17 feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

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

Then, Sheehan appeared to have gotten a double-play grounder from Max Kepler — only to miss Mookie Betts’ throw while covering first.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

He stepped to the plate, hit a hard grounder to the pitcher, who fumbled it for a moment then threw it to first.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok