shortstop
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The shortstop was a first-round draft pick out of Grand Canyon University in 2023 and played for Thousand Oaks High.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
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
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
“I take a lot of pride in it,” said Betts, who wound up leading all MLB shortstops in defensive runs saved this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
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
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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