ground ball

noun

: a batted baseball that bounds or rolls along the ground

Examples of ground ball in a Sentence

He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
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Ichiro was essentially a ground ball hitter who would just beat out infield grounders. Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025 On a ground ball to the left side in the bottom of the second inning, in a game against the Boston Red Sox at the Twins' home facility of Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida, Lewis pulled up lame on his way to first base, limping the rest of the way to the bag. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025 Freshman faceoff specialist Ross Prince won 11 of 17 draws and picked up two ground balls, but Georgetown (1-1) missed out on its first 2-0 start since 2022 and lost for the sixth time in seven all-time meetings with Hopkins. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025 The post, which caught the eye of Athletics scouts, included video of a nimble teenager vacuuming up ground balls on a dirt field in Japan. Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ground ball

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ground ball was in 1857

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“Ground ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20ball. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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ground ball

noun
: a batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground

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