Translation guide
The baseball position between second and third base. In Japanese, it is almost always referred to by the borrowed English term ショートストップ or its common abbreviation ショート.
The infield position between second and third base.
The most common and natural way to refer to the shortstop position in Japanese. This is a loanword abbreviation from English.
He played shortstop in high school.
The traditional Japanese term for shortstop, literally 'scouting hand'. It is rarely used in modern conversation and is mostly found in written or formal contexts, such as official scorebooks or historical references.
The full loanword for shortstop. Less common in everyday conversation than ショート, but used in formal contexts or when clarity is needed.
The shortstop has a wide fielding range.
He turned pro as a shortstop.