shortstop
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The Queens flaunt one of the best right sides of the infield in the league with Lansdell at third and Curacan 19-year-old shortstop Thaima Maximiliana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
It is the franchise’s longest since 1946, a time when Johnny Pesky was the team’s starting shortstop and not yet the namesake of Fenway Park’s right-field foul pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mookie Betts is a shortstop whose six Gold Gloves came playing right field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He curls one foot behind the other, bites his lip, and whispers: shortstop.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
While Betts transformed into one of the league’s best defensive shortstops, he experienced a sharp offensive decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 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
As Neto completed his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery, the replacement shortstops in Anaheim batted .159 with a .372 OPS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2025
Ezequiel Tovar, 22, is one of the best young shortstops in baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025
Day in and day out he was one of the most reliable shortstops in the American League.
From Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 by
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