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infield hit
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌɪn.fiːld ˈhɪt/ us /ˌɪn.fiːld ˈhɪt/
in baseball, an occasion when the batter (= the player trying to hit the ball) safely reaches first base (= the first of four places you must run to after hitting the ball and before scoring a point) by hitting the ball inside the area where the bases are:
He has more infield hits than any other player in the league.
His speed has helped him to get a lot of infield hits.
The softly hit ball rolled to a stop about halfway to third base for an infield hit.
They managed to restrict Baltimore to just a pair of infield hits over the first seven innings.
The inning included two infield hits, a sacrifice bunt, and a throwing error.
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