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  2. Shortstop - Wikipedia

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    Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order. Today ...

  3. Baseball positions - Wikipedia

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    Collectively, these positions are usually grouped into three groups: the outfield (left field, center field, and right field), the infield (first base, second base, third base, and shortstop), and the battery (pitcher and catcher). Traditionally, players within each group will often be more able to exchange positions easily (that is, a second ...

  4. List of Major League Baseball career games played as a ...

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    Omar Vizquel is the all-time leader in games played as a shortstop, [2] [3] having played 2,709 games at the position in his career. 19 players in major league history have played over 2,000 career games at shortstop, the second most of all positions behind only first basemen.

  5. Baseball positioning - Wikipedia

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    In baseball and softball, while there are nine named fielding positions, players, with the exception of the pitcher and catcher, may move around freely. The positioning for the other seven positions is very flexible, although they all have regular depths —distances from home plate , and sometimes lateral positioning.

  6. Baseball scorekeeping - Wikipedia

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    Baseball positions. Some symbols and abbreviations are shared by nearly all scorekeeping systems. For example, the position of each player is indicated by a number: Pitcher (P) Catcher (C) First baseman (1B) Second baseman (2B) Third baseman (3B) Shortstop (SS) Left fielder (LF) Center fielder (CF) Right fielder (RF)

  7. 2024 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Preview: Power position now ...

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    The shortstop pool has progressed by leaps and bounds, led by players like Trea Turner, who hit 26 home runs with 30 stolen bases to be one of the best fantasy picks at this deep position.

  8. Fantasy Baseball 2023 Rankings: Top 40 shortstops - AOL

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    Ah, the shortstop position. Inarguably one of the most important positions in real-life baseball, it's also one that is replete of dynamic, multi-category-contributing stars for fantasy baseball, too.

  9. List of Major League Baseball career assists as a shortstop ...

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    Second basemen and shortstops typically accumulate far more assists than players at other positions due to the frequency of ground balls to the middle infielders; the top six major league players in career assists were all primarily shortstops, and 7,354 of Rabbit Maranville's record 8,967 career assists were earned as a shortstop.