infield

American  

[in-feeld] / ˈɪnˌfild /

noun

• infields
  plural

1. Baseball.

   1. the diamond.

   2. the positions played by the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, and shortstop, taken collectively.

   3. the infielders considered as a group (contrasted with outfield).

2. Track, Horse Racing. the area enclosed by a track.

3. Agriculture.

   1. the part of the land of a farm nearest the farmhouse.

   2. land regularly tilled.

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infield British  

/ ˈɪnˌfiːld /

noun

1. cricket the area of the field near the pitch Compare outfield

2. baseball

   1. the area of the playing field enclosed by the base lines and extending beyond them towards the outfield

   2. the positions of the first baseman, second baseman, shortstop, third baseman, and sometimes the pitcher, collectively Compare outfield

3. agriculture

   1. the part of a farm nearest to the farm buildings

   2. land from which crops are regularly taken

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• infields
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of infield

First recorded in 1600–10; in- ¹ + field

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Example Sentences

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infield infields

The story, centering on the rise and fall of a Westish infield prodigy, is rich in love, camaraderie and allusions to Herman Melville.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Skubal only gave up three hits, all singles, one of which third baseman Max Muncy knocked down the line before the soft grounder could leave the infield in the seventh inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Dodgers took advantage of the Giants’ sloppy infield play to load the bases for De Paula, who lined a two-run single into shallow center field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Attention-grabbing look: The black infield is designed to steer focus to the ongoing action, with only the active competition areas highlighted in contrast.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mr. Galanter said he was counting upon our infield to act as a solid defensive front.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

He said he used Batos gloves and bats, wore soccer cleats and played on soccer fields that were modified with black dirt for the infields.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

Swanson will pair with Nico Hoerner to give the Cubs one of the better defensive middle infields in baseball.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2022

It was the third time in the last two games the Reds faced five-man infields in game-ending situations.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

With Turner back in the fold, the Dodgers employ one of the best offensive infields in the majors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2021

Josh’s Ted Virtue: A short history of setting baseball infields on fire.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2019

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