line drive to the shortstop
Baseball term for a sharply hit ball caught on the fly by the shortstop. Wasei-eigo from 'short liner'.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from short liner
He hit a line drive to the shortstop and was out.
Variant spelling with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
Wasei-eigo from English 'short liner', combining 'short' (shortstop) and 'liner' (line drive).