especially: a defensive player stationed in the field (as in baseball)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe very next pitch, a 6-4-3 fielder’s choice that nabbed the runner at second but left the batter at first. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2022 Alex Verdugo has since shifted to right field, and despite Jarren Duran’s continued struggles (.181 with 36 strikeouts in his last 104 plate appearances plus a minus five in defensive runs saved), Duran will be the Sox everyday center fielder. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 Stevenson, a Fremont native who is primarily center fielder, will report to the A’s Triple-A Las Vegas affiliate. Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 July 2022 But Straw is – by far – the best defensive center fielder in the American League, according to fangraphs. Terry Pluto, cleveland, 26 June 2022 Greene was all but certain to be the Tigers’ Opening Day center fielder after a stellar spring but broke his foot just days before the team was slated to head north.Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2022 Who Among those expected to appear are Padres right fielder and former SDSU star Tony Gwynn and Padres owner John Moores.San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022 That runner never got to second as a fielder’s choice, strikeout and fly ball to right ended the inning. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 21 May 2022 Baltimore’s last trip to St. Louis came in 2003, when Albert Pujols was a Silver Slugger-winning left fielder. Warren Mayes, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1832, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing fielder
fielder's choice
fielder's choice
Kids Definition
fielder
noun
field·er ˈfēl-dər
: a baseball player other than the pitcher or catcher on the team that is not at bat