fielder's choice
noun
: a situation in baseball in which a batter reaches base safely because the fielder attempts to put out another base runner on the play
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Anthony Volpe doubled, moved to the third on a fielder's choice and came home on an Alex Verdugo single.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Souza was erased on Peyton Holt's fielder's choice ground ball, then Ryder Helfrick and Lovich worked consecutive walks off Bryce Parlin to load the bases.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2024
The second inning continued with Zack Short grounding into a fielder's choice, from third baseman Alex Bregman to catcher Martin Maldonado, as Rogers was thrown out at home plate.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
Nathaniel Lowe drove in a run on a fielder's choice in the fifth, and in the sixth, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager each had an RBI double.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Souza was erased on Peyton Holt's fielder's choice ground ball, then Ryder Helfrick and Lovich worked consecutive walks off Bryce Parlin to load the bases.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 6 Mar. 2024
The second inning continued with Zack Short grounding into a fielder's choice, from third baseman Alex Bregman to catcher Martin Maldonado, as Rogers was thrown out at home plate.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
Nathaniel Lowe drove in a run on a fielder's choice in the fifth, and in the sixth, Marcus Semien and Corey Seager each had an RBI double.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
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“Fielder's choice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fielder%27s%20choice. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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