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Shortstop vs Comebacker - What's the difference?

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In baseball|lang=en terms the difference between shortstop and comebacker

is that shortstop is (baseball) the infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman while comebacker is (baseball) a batted ball that is hit toward the pitcher.

As nouns the difference between shortstop and comebacker

is that shortstop is (baseball) the infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman while comebacker is (baseball) a pop fly that falls behind home plate, typically caught by the catcher for an out.

shortstop

English

Noun

(wikipedia shortstop) (en noun)
  • (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
    • The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop.
  • (figuratively) A nimble defender.
    • I'll play shortstop when we make our proposal.

    See also

    * catcher * pitcher * first baseman * second baseman * third baseman * infielder * outfielder

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    comebacker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) A pop fly that falls behind home plate, typically caught by the catcher for an out
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 29, author=Ben Shpigel, title=Two Hits, One Short and One Far, Beat the Mets, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The next hitter, Jayson Werth, reached on a broken-bat infield single, and Greg Dobbs walked to load the bases, but Heilman induced a comebacker from Chris Coste to end the rally. }}
  • (baseball) A hard-hit batted ball that travels toward the mound, or between the shortstop and second baseman.
    • It's a combacker past second base for a single.
  • (baseball) A batted ball that is hit toward the pitcher.
    • The pitcher fields the comebacker and throws it to first for the out.
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