fielder

noun

field·er ˈfēl-dər

: one that fields

especially : a defensive player stationed in the field (as in baseball)

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Following the 1968 season, Ferrara was chosen in the expansion draft by the Padres and was the prime left fielder for the franchise during their first two seasons. —

Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024 The finality was nowhere near as abrupt as the time Bill Mazeroski’s homer over left fielder Yogi Berra’s head on a pitch by Ralph Terry. —

Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Left fielder Al Gionfriddo — in what turned out to be his last major league game — raced to the bullpen fence (415 feet from home plate) to rob DiMaggio of the home run. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 New York outfielder Alex Verdugo drove home a run via fielder’s choice in the bottom of the second to cut the deficit in half. —

Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fielder