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

Etymology

Origin of infield

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

Example Sentences

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infield infields

For much of Muncy’s baseball life he played on the right side of the infield, fielding pull-side contact from left-handed hitters and opposite-field contact from right-handed hitters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Each infield position is unique, with its own quirks in footwork, angles and timing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Stearns said the changes were designed to improve the Mets’ “run prevention”— and then assembled an infield made up of players in unfamiliar positions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The win doesn’t just vault the 2026 Knicks into New York immortality—it makes Brunson perhaps the most beloved New Yorker since Derek Jeter roamed the Yankee Stadium infield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

The Americans marched awkwardly on around the track and onto the infield to the strains of the “Deutschlandlied.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The Comanches possess one of the elite infields in Orange County, led by Brigham Young -bound first baseman Irma Urincho, Augusta University commit Victoria Oropeza at second and California-bound shortstop Jade Diaz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2025

Those dancing skills will be put to use this fall during the migratory bird season when Aurora imitates predator-like movements to keep birds and other wildlife from settling near plane infields.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

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

Free agency could break up one or both infields this winter, but one group will enter the off-season as champions.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2021

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

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2019