shortstop
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Díaz induced Joey Ortiz to ground out to Mookie Betts at shortstop to end the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
Australian shortstop Caitlin Eynon hit .375 in the World Cup and could contribute to the Queens’ lineup, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
She’d take her double position at shortstop and second base and yell out to the rest of us, “Look alive, you bunch of stiffs.”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
Jacob is one of 11 shortstops taken in the first 40 picks this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
He ranked third among major league shortstops with 26 home runs last season, and he stole 26 bases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
The Panthers have as many as four shortstops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
All of this is to say: There will be more traditional shortstops than Betts, both inside the organization and not, for the Dodgers to consider before they reach October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024
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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