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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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

That sharp single through the middle of the infield was one of just two hits he gave up Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

But Ohtani held back his hands long enough to extend them to the pitch and shoot it through the right side of the infield.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 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

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

Starting in June 1973 and running through the Dodgers’ World Series victory in 1981, Garvey played first base in one of MLB’s most celebrated and durable infields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

Bogaerts seems likely to play shortstop for the Padres, who can move Kim to second and Cronenworth to first to give them one of the rangier infields in baseball.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022

“It’s one of the best infields ever,” said Kyle Tucker, the Astros’ right fielder — and yet it might not even be the best infield at this World Series.

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

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