infield hit

noun

: a base hit on a ball that does not leave the infield

Examples of infield hit in a Sentence

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Pete Alonso had an infield hit and Leodys Taveras followed with a two-out triple to give Baltimore a 3-1 lead in the sixth. ABC News, 18 June 2026 Gonzalez then strayed too far to his right to try fielding Anthony Volpe’s grounder to second, leaving Meidroth with no one to throw to at first on an infield hit. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 In the third, James Wood reached on an infield hit and took second on shortstop Lopez’s throwing error. Miami Herald, 2 June 2026 Between Martin’s hit in the fourth and a Lee infield hit in the ninth, the Twins did not have a baserunner. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for infield hit

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of infield hit was in 1907

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“Infield hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infield%20hit. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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