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 Two more miscues followed in the third with first baseman Ryan Noda throwing the ball away on an infield hit by Valdez and starter Joe Boyle making a wild throw on a pickoff attempt at second base. Josh Dubow, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 The Orioles then added an infield hit when a ball ticked off Rendon’s glove. Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024 Sal Frelick gets three hits, including game-winner Frelick, the Brewers No. 2 prospect and 17th among all prospects according to MLB Pipeline, poked an infield hit toward third base in his first career plate appearance in the second inning. Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2023 Somerset added a run in the second inning on Everson Pereira’s RBI single, and the Patriots made it 5-2 when Mickey Gasper’s infield hit scored Chaparro in the third. Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2022 One infield hit didn’t make the Comets coach any happier a day after pouring on the offense in a 9-8 victory over Perry Hall. Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023 Jose Uribe led off with a single and moved to second on Atlee Hammaker’s infield hit. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023 With one out, pinch-hitter Javier Báez legged out an infield hit on a slow roller to short, and after a strikeout from pinch-hitter Andre Lipcius, Torkelson and Carpenter walked. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 7 Sep. 2023 Paris, aboard on an infield hit with one out after first baseman David Fry was unable to handle a hard smash, scored on Grichuk’s grounder that Tyler Freeman was unable to come up with cleanly to make a play at home. Joe Noga, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'infield hit.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of infield hit was in 1907

Dictionary Entries Near infield hit

Cite this Entry

“Infield hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infield%20hit. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!