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I believe that the word "shortstop" was derived from the word "longstop", which is a position in Cricket.When Baseball was first being played, the position between 2nd base and 3rd base needed a name,and since it was closer to the hitter than the longstop in Cricket,it was designated as the "shortstop".
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shortstop
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tennis Baseball/shortstop
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The baseball player played shortstop in the game.
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baseball
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