infield hit

noun

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

Examples of infield hit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Red Sox third baseman Caleb Durbin made a nice diving stop, but his throw to first was a little off the mark and Vargas reached on an infield hit. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Tyler Wells allowed Jeremy Peña's infield hit in the ninth before retiring Yordan Alvarez on a shallow fly to center field for the second out. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

In the top of the ninth, Lopez reached on an infield hit and eventually scored on Hicks’ infield tap out. — Miami Herald, 6 July 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

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for infield hit

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• cockpit
• commit