especially: a defensive player stationed in the field (as in baseball)
Examples of fielder in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBuechele got a pair of fielder’s choice outs to end the inning.—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024 Freshman center fielder Griffen Gusich made a nice diving catch in the seventh to help Hoffman out.—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024 After a walk by Austin Barnes led off the inning, consecutive fielder’s choice grounders by Mookie Betts and Ohtani left the speedy two-time MVP standing on first base.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Rockies left fielder Nolan Jones raced over, desperate to make the catch.—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2024 The right fielder, who signed with the Bronx Bombers in 2013, made his MLB debut in 2016.—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 They're led offensively by left fielder Ethan Ledge (.354 batting average with 8 home runs and 29 runs batted in) first baseman Jackson Ross (.316, 7, 30) and third baseman Andrew Fischer (.307, 11, 29).—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 4 Apr. 2024 Two more errors came in the second inning with center fielder JJ Bleday dropping Emmanuel Valdez’s drive to the warning track for a two-base errors and right fielder Lawrence Butler throwing the ball away on a sacrifice fly, allowing a second run to score.—Josh Dubow, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 Betts, previously a star center fielder, had recently been moved to shortstop, a change that, in a normal year, might have dominated discussion.—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
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