infielder

noun

in·​field·​er ˈin-ˌfēl-dər How to pronounce infielder (audio)
: a baseball player who plays in the infield

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Okamoto, a right-handed-hitting corner infielder, has six 30-plus home run seasons in NPB. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025 Major League Baseball suspended five players in June 2024, including a lifetime ban for San Diego infielder Tucupita Marcano for allegedly placing 387 baseball bets with a legal sportsbook totaling more than $150,000. NPR, 9 Nov. 2025 Now, Bichette is headed to free agency, and there are bound to be more than a handful of suitors for the superstar infielder. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 The Twins on Thursday made some minor personnel moves, losing reliever Cody Laweryson on a waiver claim and outrighting a handful players off the 40-man roster, including infielder Jose Miranda. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infielder

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of infielder was in 1867

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“Infielder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infielder. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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