outfield

American  

[out-feeld] / ˈaʊtˌfild /

noun

1. Baseball.

   1. the part of the field beyond the diamond.

   2. the positions played by the right, center, and left fielders.

   3. the outfielders considered as a group (infield ).

2. Cricket. the part of the field farthest from the batsman.

3. Agriculture.

   1. the outlying land of a farm.

   2. land not regularly tilled but normally used for pasture.

4. an outlying region.

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outfield British  

/ ˈaʊtˌfiːld /

noun

1. cricket the area of the field relatively far from the pitch; the deep Compare infield

2. baseball

   1. the area of the playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second, and third bases

   2. the positions of the left fielder, centre fielder, and right fielder taken collectively Compare infield

3. agriculture farmland most distant from the farmstead

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Other Word Forms

• outfielder noun

Etymology

Origin of outfield

First recorded in 1630–40; out- + field

Example Sentences

He was about to spend nine innings as — you guessed it — an angel in the outfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In the five years before Covid, an average of 7.1 outfield players played 90 minutes across the top five European leagues.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Andy Pages emerged as an unlikely World Series hero last year when he sprinted 121 feet across the outfield to make a spectacular catch and keep the Los Angeles Dodgers alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“I was aware that I needed to work on my center field and outfield defense,” Kim said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Gentle to the clumsy, girl-voiced boys whom he trained to be average, to be adequate, as he hit the soft fungoes to the outfield green.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy