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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Meanwhile, Houston has arguably too many infielders now that Carlos Correa is back in the fold, so getting Dubón could be the way for Boston to go. Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 And veteran infielder Miguel Rojas does give Roberts the credit for waking up the champions with a meeting in Baltimore. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025 Normally when a manager makes a pitching change, the infielders join him at the mound. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 The two infielders — who each have a lot of baseball mileage on their bodies — will turn 35 that year. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infielder

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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 25 Oct. 2025.

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