How to Use infielder in a Sentence

infielder

noun
  • There's room to grow for the infielder.
    — Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What kind of player is the teen infielder?
    — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The Guardians are deep in infielders.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Adding an 'anywhere' infielder should be in the plans.
    — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Tigers had shifted and didn’t have an infielder over there.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 20 July 2021
  • Matthew, a middle infielder early in high school, has moved to third to help the team.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Moore is in a fight for a roster spot with a handful of other infielders.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The 31-year-old infielder could walk away in search of one last long-term contract.
    — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That move was harsh, but injuries had clearly taken their toll on the infielder.
    — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Royals brought the infield in and added an infielder.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Or, it could have been made by a manager who can’t trust his middle infielders to turn one right now.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Binelas is a 21-year-old corner infielder who was a third-round pick in June.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • All infielders also must have both feet in the infield when the pitcher is on the rubber.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The 31-year-old is still taking as many daily pregame grounders as any infielder on the team.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
  • The infielder can opt out of the deal after the first or second season to become a free agent again.
    — CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In the grand scheme of things, Roberts said the club still views Lux as a middle infielder first.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021
  • But perhaps there's a big-league player in the 24-year-old infielder.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The 22-year-old infielder smoked a drive off the billboards above the fence in right-center.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 22 May 2024
  • This would allow the Yankees to go after a few bullpen arms and an infielder.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The junior third baseman laughed it up with her fellow infielders before the start of the sixth.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
  • The last thing an infielder, and certainly a pitcher, wants is for a ball to pick up speed and shoot through a hole.
    — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Is any team willing to swap a solid infielder for Duran one-for-one?
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • The two infielders — who each have a lot of baseball mileage on their bodies — will turn 35 that year.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • He is projected as a speedy, glove-first middle infielder.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Popp, a senior infielder, was not a starter at the beginning of the season.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
  • Just as Lux is no longer an outfielder, Marte is no longer an infielder.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Dodgers are also razor thin right now in terms of infielders available.
    — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • That trade could happen if the Phillies can trade infielder Alex Bohm.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The Arkansas infielder snagged a grounder and fired home for the second out.
    — Arkansas Online, 27 May 2023
  • In an 18-4 win, the infielder hit for the cycle, knocking in six runs in the process.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022

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