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Omar Vizquel is the all-time leader in games played as a shortstop, [2] [3] having played 2,709 games at the position in his career. 19 players in major league history have played over 2,000 career games at shortstop, the second most of all positions behind only first basemen.
Ozzie Smith is the all-time leader in career assists as a shortstop with 8,375, [16] [17] [18] the most by any player in major league history at any single position. Luis Aparicio (8,016) is the only other shortstop to record more than 8,000 career assists. Brandon Crawford, the active leader in assists by a shortstop and 69th all-time.
Widely considered one of baseball's all-time best fielding shortstops, Vizquel won 11 Gold Glove Awards, including nine consecutive from 1993 to 2001. Among shortstops, his .9847 fielding percentage is the highest all-time, he is the all-time leader in games played, and the all-time leader in double plays turned.
Brewers shortstop Willy Adames hit 32 homers and drove in 112 runs, each single-season career highs in 2024. He's ranked fifth in Yahoo Sports' top 50 free agents.
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order .
We did our best to count them down in order, 25th best on down to No. 1 -- based solely on players' bodies of work since 1990. Ranking the top 25 baseball players of the last 25 years Skip to main ...
Pages in category "Major League Baseball shortstops" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,182 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bobby Witt Jr. leads a stacked shortstop position for 2025 fantasy baseball drafts. ... 2025 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop (SS) Rankings. ... Who is your top shortstop target for 2025?