infield

[in-feeld]

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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.

infield

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noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of infield¹

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

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With one out, Freddie Freeman legged out an infield single, despite playing through not only his gimpy right ankle but also “a little quad thing” Roberts said he has been dealing with in recent days.

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In the fourth, the Dodgers couldn’t take advantage of an infield pop-up that dropped between three Padres fielders.

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In the next inning St. John Bosco doubled its lead when James Clark hit an RBI double and later scored on an infield single by Jaden Jackson.

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As one of the first Dodgers players on the field before the game, he spent several minutes running the bases, then went through a full session of infield grounders at shortstop.

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Then, the top of the order couldn’t get the ball out of the infield in the sixth inning, meekly disappearing on 13 pitches.

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