shortstop
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They surpassed $100 million in opening day payroll for the first time in franchise history and called up baseball’s top prospect, shortstop Konnor Griffin, a week into the season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts put it in saying that he wouldn’t join his teammates, he couldn’t win either way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero might be the most universally disliked player in all of baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Pages chased down the ball and quickly fired to shortstop Betts, who threw it home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
You get that way playing shortstop, where it is so easy to make costly mistakes, which are closely related to extinction.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
Jacob is one of 11 shortstops taken in the first 40 picks this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
If two or three other shortstops are chosen, the league office could opt for catcher Logan O’Hoppe or, if position players are fully stocked, pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
“With all the shortstops out there, he is just going to have to bide his time,” Washington said of Neto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
His 10 home runs lead American League shortstops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
In his time he had been a good quarter-back on his college eleven and one of the best shortstops of his day.
From The Crimson Sweater by Ralph Henry Barbour
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