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infield out

American  
[in-feeld out] / 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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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

In the eighth, Ankiel doubled to right with one out off Steve Cishek, went to third on an infield out and scored on an RBI single by Ian Desmond.

From Seattle Times Apr. 21, 2012

He had scored from second on an infield out.

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Burt L. Standish

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