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A fielder's choice is a baseball play where a defensive player fields a batted ball and throws to retire a baserunner other than the batter, allowing the batter to reach first base.
The batter is not credited with a hit: He reached on a fielder's choice in the third inning.
The term also covers related plays where fielders choose among multiple possible outs.
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- infieldBaseball's inner diamond
- grounderGround-level batted ball
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- runnerOne who sprints
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