infield hit

noun

: a base hit on a ball that does not leave the infield

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Vientos also fielded a ball that may have gone foul but instead ended up as an infield hit. Will Sammon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 Philly packed the bases with three singles, including a bunt by Johan Rojas in which no one covered first for the Rockies and an infield hit to third by Trea Turner. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025 Andrew Benintendi had an infield hit in the fourth and Brooks Baldwin singled in the sixth. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025 On Thursday, Witt reached first base in 3.96 seconds to record the infield hit. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infield hit

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of infield hit was in 1907

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“Infield hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infield%20hit. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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