What's the difference between infield and outfield?

Infield


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To inclose, as a field.
  • (n.) Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; -- distinguished from outfield.
  • (n.) The diamond; -- opposed to outfield. See Diamond, n., 5.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Roger Kirkby: An infield single for Papi, lol Wait until he steals a base in this series.
  • (2) 3.58am BST Tigers 5 - Red Sox 1, top of 8th Martinez is held in check by Doubront, who gets him to pop out on the right side of the infield - Carp makes the catch.
  • (3) 1.54am GMT Giants 1 - Tigers 2, Top 6th Infield hit from Marco Scutaro to start things off.
  • (4) Three patients died manifesting only local (infield) recurrence; five died manifesting only distant recurrence; and five developed local and distant recurrence.
  • (5) The infield failure rate increased as a function of stage from 9% in Stage I to 23% in Stage II and 48% in Stage III.
  • (6) Two down for Pedro Alvarez, who is looking for that elusive ball out of the infield.
  • (7) The Belgian held off Ciaran Clark to wriggle infield and spit a shot which flew through Brad Guzan’s legs at the near post.
  • (8) Then Frazier launches a rope that bounces off the wall in center field, McCutchen casually grabs it and throws back into the infield - the Reds third baseman has a one out double.
  • (9) The centre-half had collected a throw-in on 15 minutes and attempted a blind pass infield, only to dribble the ball straight to a rampaging Costa.
  • (10) With the infield in, Jay hit a grounder to diving second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
  • (11) The infield relapse-free survival at 24 months was 49% (95% confidence interval: 32-66%).
  • (12) Events went from bad to ridiculous for the Redbirds in the second inning, when Stephen Drew popped the ball up into the infield and catcher Yadier Molina and pitcher Adam Wainwright both moved towards the ball and then contrived to call each other off and watched the ball drop harmlessly between them.
  • (13) He actually gets 0-2 on Torii Hunter before wasting a pitch to make it 1-2 and he hits an infield single to Xander Bogaerts.
  • (14) 72 min: Downing, ostensibly on the right now, keeps wandering infield.
  • (15) In the 86th minute Gardner swept the ball infield and it fell to McClean 20 yards out.
  • (16) The survival and rate of chest infield relapse was examined in 48 patients with limited disease small cell lung cancer (LSCLC) who had achieved complete (CR) or partial response (PR) following three courses of chemotherapy.
  • (17) 12.19am GMT Giants 0 - Tigers 0, Top 1st Marco Scutaro pops up, and outfielder Austin Jackson has to go all the way to the edge of the infield to make the catch.
  • (18) Pedroia pops to right, and then Ortiz grounds one into the shallow outfield where Carpenter, playing in the shift, makes the grab and fires not in time - an infield base hit for Papi!
  • (19) They win a throw in and when it comes infield after a couple of "phases" Paulinho tries to chip Casillas who has to push it out from behind the line.
  • (20) The midfielder’s nod down went infield to the Dutchman and his lay-off was put ruthlessly beyond McGregor by Rooney.

Outfield


Definition:

  • (n.) Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1.
  • (n.) A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively.
  • (n.) The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.
  • (n.) The part of the field farthest from the batsman.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He was accused of disrespecting the FA Cup with such a weakened team but he mounted a strong defence, referencing the club’s seven injuries that have left him with only 13 fit senior outfield players.
  • (2) In any case, Alberto Callaspo pops up to the outfield for the first out of the bottom of the third.
  • (3) Obviously there are no rules against it but assigning the No1 shirt to an outfield player seems very unusual.
  • (4) The Cubs outfielder, who could void any trade out of Chicago, has said he just needs a few days to decide if he wants to allow the deal to happen, one which would provide the Bronx Bombers with a badly needed right-handed power bat, so please just be patient, OK?
  • (5) 3.52am BST Tigers 3 - A's 0, top of the 8th Infante hits a looper to the outfield that looks like it could drop, but Crisp gets to it in time for the out.
  • (6) He has taken away no fewer than four home runs this season in center field and has become one of the most dynamic outfielders in the game.
  • (7) My medical department left me with eight fit [outfield] players in a counterattack after a set piece and we were worried we didn’t have enough players left.” It was a peculiar angle for Mourinho to take, perhaps because he was adamant he did not want to talk about a more damaging bone of contention.
  • (8) They did also acquire Fernando Rodney to close and solidify the bullpen , and bring in Logan Morrison from Miami to possibly DH and Corey Hart to play the outfield - so they’ll score more runs than the previous season, which would mark an improvement in run scoring for a sixth consecutive year, and that is progress I suppose.
  • (9) There would have still been issues with the Milwaukee Brewers outfielder, it would not have been a cure-all, but there are some out there who would have, at the very least, respected his decision to acknowledge his error and return his honor.
  • (10) But currently we have 20 outfield players and three goalkeepers, so it is not a big, big squad,” he told TalkSport.
  • (11) He pops it up to the outfield to the end the inning to become Wacha's 15th straight batter retired.
  • (12) An outfield player in his youth, Amos only became a goalkeeper at his local Bollington club in Macclesfield because his junior team were short of players one day and he was the tallest option.
  • (13) Braun tested positive for elevated testosterone in October 2011, but successfully overturned a 50-game penalty when an arbitrator ruled the outfielder's urine sample was handled improperly.
  • (14) Green carpet, the stands and the fans, so it’s one of the nicest sights that you want to see.” The turnout validated and bolstered the work being carried out by the Montreal Baseball Project, a grassroots group headed by the former Expos outfielder Warren Cromartie , who started out on his mission four years ago.
  • (15) He also won five outfield Gold Glove Awards and played in 15 All-Star Games.
  • (16) All outfield players jostle on the edge of the area, bar Assou-Ekotto, who swings one into the far post.
  • (17) So if it still seems perverse that there’s no place for Donovan to provide depth in the squad, it’s at least becoming clearer that part of the reasoning behind Klinsmann’s big decision was, as he has claimed, based on his vision for the team and picking the right players to serve it, rather than squeezing all the top-ranked handful of US outfield players into one team.
  • (18) That's fullest I've seen Dodger Stadium for 1st pitch.Usually most people in traffic jam now October 15, 2013 1.17am BST Cardinals 0 - Dodgers 0, top of 1st Matt Holliday now faces Ryu, who induces another pop fly ball, this time it's on the right side of the outfield where the Wild Horse, Yasiel Puig grazes - the ripped Cuban makes the catch for out number two.
  • (19) No difference in estimated body fat percentage was observed between any of the outfield players, and haemoglobin concentrations were similar among players of all positions.
  • (20) And then they find a further delay, some kind of situation in the outfield with Eranga, who's had some kind of affair thrown at him from the stand; Bumble thinks it's a piece of cheese, Wensleydale, no doubt.

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