infield

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the region of the field roughly bounded by the home plate, first base, second base and third base

They covered the infield with a tarp when it started to rain.

the area inside a racetrack or running track

“Gasoline Alley” is in the infield at Indy.

(as a modifier, functioning as an adjective) of an event, happening in the infield

Jones ran out an infield single.

the region of the field roughly bounded by the wicket keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg
a constrained scope or area

Let’s keep this problem in the infield.

Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; distinguished from outfield
The area on the playing field contained within the four baselines
The inside of the race track
the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
The 90-foot diamond defined by and including the four bases: first base, second base, third base and home plate The infield also includes the dirt area that falls outside of the diamond shape but before the outfield grass Also called a diamond
The area contained by the four bases and their fielders
The area inside the boundary of the track
See Diamond, n
The infield is the portion of the field in fair territory which includes area normally covered by infielders
The diamond; opposed to outfield
The inside of the race track, usually populated by a motorhomes and tractor trailers
To inclose, as a field
of an event, happening in the infield
{i} baseball diamond (Sports); cultivated land (Agriculture)
infield flies
plural form of infield fly
infield fly
A batted ball which is in play and subject to the infield fly rule
infield fly rule
A rule providing that a fair fly ball hit with a force play at third base, which is deemed catchable by an umpire, be ruled an out irrespective of the fielder's play, eliminating the force play at all bases
infield hit
When a batter reaches base with a ground ball that does not leave the infield or shallow outfield

Jones got an infield hit when the ball tipped off of the outstretched glove of the diving shortstop.

infield shift
A defensive alignment in which the third baseman, shortstop and second baseman positionally shift to their left when a left-handed batter is in the batter's box. Used primarily when the batter is an extreme pull hitter
corner infield
The portion of the infield consisting of first base and third base
middle infield
The fielders near second base; the second baseman and shortstop
middle infield
The portion of the infield consisting of second base and home plate, including the catcher, second baseman, and shortstop
infielder
A player that plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field
infielder
{i} player who covers the infield (Baseball)
infielder
(baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
infields
plural of infield
infield
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