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ARRET-COURT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Baseball and Softball
DEF

The defensive player positioned on the left of the second base and who is responsible for all plays in the area between second and third base, catching flies or intercepting ground balls, making putouts or throwing the ball to have them made by basemen.

OBS

In the field, the second baseman and shortstop must be fast and good handlers of ground ball.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Baseball et softball
DEF

Joueur à la défensive qui couvre le terrain entre le deuxième et le troisième but à l'avant-champ.

OBS

Ce joueur se nomme le «bloqueur» en Europe; au Canada, ce terme désigne une position au football.

OBS

La graphie «arrêt court» est impropre pour désigner ce joueur puisque le terme qu'elle sous-tend porte un autre sens.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Béisbol y softball
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