infield

[ in-feeld ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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 ( outfield ).
Track, Horse Racing. the area enclosed by a track.
Agriculture.
1. the part of the land of a farm nearest the farmhouse.
2. land regularly tilled. Compare outfield ( def 3 ).

infield

/ ˈɪnˌfiːld /

See outfield
cricket the area of the field near the pitch Compare outfield
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
agriculture
1. the part of a farm nearest to the farm buildings
2. land from which crops are regularly taken

Origin of infield¹

First recorded in 1600–10; in- ¹ + field

He fouls off two pitches then drives one to the grass just past the infield.

We wore purple uniforms and played on a rock-strewn all-grass infield.

Bob—a pal—is 73 now, with a pair of hearing aids and a strip of infield grass stubbornly clinging to the sides of his head.

He also wrote and directed two Wonderful World of Disney movies, Principal Takes a Holiday and Angels in the Infield .

Peter had seen him call the outfielders in for the ninth inning and retire the side with only an infield behind him.

The infield might have been reasonably air-tight except for the leak at third base.

With runners on second and first, and one out, the Lakeville infield played close, to shut off a run at home.

Then Dale and his men began to bunt little infield flies over the heads of their opponents.

Before Ken got back to his position the second batter hit hard through the infield toward right.

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