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shortstop definition

☆ short·stop (-stäp′)

noun

  1. the infielder who plays on the left side of the infield near second base and often covers second base
  2. the defensive position played by this infielder

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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