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infield out

American  
[in-feeld aut] / ˈɪnˌfild ˈaʊt /

noun

Baseball.
  1. a putout made with a ball that was hit into the infield.


Etymology

Origin of infield out

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30


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The only hit came from the first Giants batter, LaMonte Wade Jr., who doubled and eventually scored on an infield out.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2022

Buchholz was staked to a 1-0 lead when the Diamondbacks worked in a run with singles by Jarrod Dyson and Nick Ahmed and an infield out by Jeff Mathis.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2018

Marc Rzepczynski’s wild pitch scored one and Revere’s infield out scored the second.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2017

He drove in the third run in the third inning on an infield out.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2012

For the Grays, O'Brien made a scratch hit, went to second on Strickland's sacrifice, stole third and scored on Mallory's infield out.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey

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