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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Everything else, though … Schneeman, meanwhile, is an infielder with some pop in his bat (12 homers in 375 at-bats), playing out of position. Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Jarren Duran lined a low single through the left side of the infielder, and Eaton raced home. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025 The middle infielders should still be the solution to this team’s offense, but something is not aligned. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025 Hip injuries limited the infielder to barely two dozen games with the Bears. Staff, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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