How to Use infield in a Sentence

infield

noun
  • The team has one of the best infields in the league.
  • He threw the ball across the infield.
  • 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 | Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 May 2022
  • Sasse kept the heart of Avon’s order from sending the baseball out of the infield.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 26 May 2022
  • As the race is well underway, the party continues in the infield.
    The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2022
  • Notre Dame’s defense was tremendous in the infield, leading to three double plays.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
  • As the second batter gets set once again, the home team, clad in its customary yellow, crowds closer in the infield.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 8 May 2022
  • Male, the Bruins trailed early thanks to multiple errors in the infield.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2022
  • The senior pitcher pumped his fists, nearly dropped his glove before catching it and turned around to his teammates, who swarmed him in the infield.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 3 June 2022
  • Miles designed a family-friendly atmosphere where many of the fans watch the road course action from the many viewing mounds in the infield.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • But, future Hall of Famer Manny Machado anchors an infield that can mash.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In the fifth, Kirk lifted a fly to right, but the wind pushed the ball back toward the infield so fast that Kwan had to sprint to get close enough to dive for the ball.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 7 May 2022
  • The facility will also be setting up extra tents in the infield and placing umbrellas on picnic tables, Speer said.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022
  • The grounds crew had the rare chance to roll out the tarp and cover the infield.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 12 Oct. 2022
  • It’s the most certainty the Rangers have had to the infield in a decade.
    Dallas News, 4 Oct. 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
  • On the third pitch, with the Dodgers infield still playing in, Guillorme swung.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
  • The ball came back to the infield and was relayed to pitcher Lucas Gilbreath.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2022
  • Lowe hit a one-out double in the fifth and scored on an infield single from Heim.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 13 May 2023
  • For keeping the sun out of your eyes on the infield, a classic Panama style is a must.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Padres pitching coach Ruben Niebla came to the mound, and the entire infield huddled around Suarez.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
  • As lights started pulsing across the stage set on the infield, three teenage girls behind me screamed and ran toward it just as Megan Thee Stallion appeared.
    Christine Yu, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024

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