How to Use infield in a Sentence

infield

noun
Definition of infieldnext
  • The team has one of the best infields in the league.
  • He threw the ball across the infield.
  • He was mobbed by teammates in the middle of the infield.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Depth in the infield and at catcher should join Saturday.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 July 2021
  • But with the infield and outfield drawn in close for a potential play at the plate, Torrens hit the long ball that banged off the wall for the game-winner.
    — Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2021
  • But whatever else happens in the infield, things are pretty straightforward as far as Grissom is concerned.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Brito has been a solid fielder in the infield, but what has held him back from advancing to the major leagues, according to various reports, was his bat.
    — Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Christopher currently plays on his high school's baseball team in Florida — switching from shortstop to second base, third base and middle infield.
    — Makena Gera, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • One out later, Jake Fraley beat out a single on a check-swing hopper to the right side of the infield, putting Mariners at first and third for Torrens.
    — Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The Reds added an All-Star caliber hitter to their infield, which was one of the team’s biggest weaknesses in 2019.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Jorge Mateo replaced him in the cleanup spot, making his Orioles debut at third base with Maikel Franco moving across the infield to first.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Home-plate umpire, Tom Hanahan, gave Greene another baseball after the wild pitch before the three umpires conferred in the infield.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The grounds crew had the rare chance to roll out the tarp and cover the infield.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 12 Oct. 2022
  • It’s the most certainty the Rangers have had to the infield in a decade.
    — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Muncy made a good throw home from the middle of the infield.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2022
  • Eagles make three good plays in the infield in the fourth and still lead 4-1.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 18 May 2022
  • That changed in the bottom of the fifth when Seth Brown sent a high pop-up to the left side of the infield.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2022
  • Then Gimenez singled through the left side of the infield for the third and fourth runs of the inning.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The Giants rarely even hit the ball out of the infield against Gallen, who took the mound for the sixth with a 3-0 lead.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • That includes needs in the bullpen and elsewhere in the infield.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024
  • Sim played both corners in the infield for the Toreros as well as the outfield.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Second and third, one out, can't get the ball out of the infield, and then didn't get the two-out hit.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
  • For the second straight day, the next three batters failed to get a ball out of the infield.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The Reds could put their infield in and sell out on getting the out at home.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 9 July 2022
  • For most of the year, the Red Sox infield has been the most porous in baseball.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Churchill Downs gets it, too, and for 2022, has opened the infield for Thurby for the first time.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Before the ball could leave the infield, Basha had its first run.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The absence of Adames left the Brewers a bit thin in their infield.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2021
  • On the third pitch, with the Dodgers infield still playing in, Guillorme swung.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
  • Tyler O’Neill hit a first-pitch single through the left side of the infield with two outs in the first inning.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'infield.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: