infield

noun

in·​field ˈin-ˌfēld 

1

a

: the area of a baseball field enclosed by the three bases and home plate

b

: the defensive positions comprising first base, second base, shortstop, and third base

also : the players who play these positions

2

: the area enclosed by a racetrack or running track

3

: a field near a farmhouse

Examples of infield in a Sentence

He threw the ball across the infield.

The team has one of the best infields in the league.

Recent Examples on the Web

The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025

Although Gavin Sheets led off the inning with a double down the left-field line, Santillan got a pop-up in the infield for the first out, keeping pinch-runner Jose Iglesias at second base. —C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

If that effort falls short and Bregman departs, the left side of the infield does have an obvious plan to start next season. —Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

The Padres got their first ball out of the infield in the third inning. —Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Phrases Containing infield

• infield hit
• infield out

Rhymes for infield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield

Kids Definition

infield

noun

in·​field ˈin-ˌfēld 

1

a

: the area of a baseball field enclosed by the three bases and home plate

b

: the players positioned in the infield

2

: the area enclosed by a racetrack or running track

infielder

-ˌfēl-dər

noun