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
Betts doubled to right-center and scored on Teoscar Hernández’s RBI infield single for a 5-2 lead in the seventh, and his RBI single to right made it 6-2 in the eighth.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Estrada doubled home Jorge Soler to open a 1-0 lead in the second inning and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh after beating out an infield single to lead off the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Part 2: Rogers gets nearly to the infield before Melvin sees him.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Bader drove home star teammate Pete Alonso with an infield single for one of the hosts’ two runs.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Stovall delivered an infield single to drive in a run.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Sharing the infield will be Cole Foster, their third-round pick, and Maui Ahuna, selected in the fourth round, who is fully healthy after playing through a back injury while leading Tennessee on its run to the College World Series.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
All three times, Betts converted the play with ease: Backhanding a firm bouncer from Brandon Crawford in the third, rocketing a long throw to retire Nolan Arenado in the fourth, then limiting damage in the 10th by getting at least one out at first base on a slow roller with the infield in.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Chisholm led off the second inning with a nine-pitch walk, fouling off three consecutive full-count pitches to stay alive, then moved from first to third on a Jake Burger single up the middle before scoring on a Jesus Sanchez groundball that never left the infield.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Estrada doubled home Jorge Soler to open a 1-0 lead in the second inning and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh after beating out an infield single to lead off the inning.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Part 2: Rogers gets nearly to the infield before Melvin sees him.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Bader drove home star teammate Pete Alonso with an infield single for one of the hosts’ two runs.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
Stovall delivered an infield single to drive in a run.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Sharing the infield will be Cole Foster, their third-round pick, and Maui Ahuna, selected in the fourth round, who is fully healthy after playing through a back injury while leading Tennessee on its run to the College World Series.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
All three times, Betts converted the play with ease: Backhanding a firm bouncer from Brandon Crawford in the third, rocketing a long throw to retire Nolan Arenado in the fourth, then limiting damage in the 10th by getting at least one out at first base on a slow roller with the infield in.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Chisholm led off the second inning with a nine-pitch walk, fouling off three consecutive full-count pitches to stay alive, then moved from first to third on a Jake Burger single up the middle before scoring on a Jesus Sanchez groundball that never left the infield.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
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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
noun
-ˌfēl-dər
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