shortstop

nouns

(baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
is a type of (narrower)
(baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base