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outfielder

American  
[aut-feel-der] / ˈaʊtˌfil dər /

noun

Sports.
  • outfielders
    plural
  1. one of the players, especially in baseball, stationed in the outfield.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of outfielder

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; outfield + -er 1


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“You gotta go in person,” Bananas outfielder Ty Jackson tells me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“We believe,” outfielder Garrett Mitchell, “that we can beat anyone on any given day.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In their World Series championship run last year, they dropped five sacrifice bunts: two by outfielder Andy Pages, who wasn’t hitting; two by light-hitting backup catcher Ben Rortvedt; and one by infielder Miguel Rojas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

One player lingered: the Yankees’ captain, superstar outfielder Aaron Judge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

No way the outfielder could get to it in time.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

He also ranked top for success rate among all Premier League outfielders to contest 20 or more ground duels during the last campaign and is currently ranked 12th for this in 2026-27.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Ebel pulled up defensive metrics on three different outfielders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

When Liverpool lost the ball against Sunderland in midfield, they only had three players behind the ball with the remaining seven outfielders attacking high up the pitch.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The problem is that in the modern game, teams have become shockingly adept at putting their outfielders in the exact right place to prevent them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

But I know Webb doesn’t care where the outfielders are playing, because if there’s a base hit, he’s sending Luis no matter what.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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