Infield
Infield noun - The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate.
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Outfield
Outfield noun - The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases.
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Since the infield is usually dominated by right-handed players, left handed hitters that aren't placed at first due to injuries or rotundity will usually play outfield.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball - This is reinforced by the division of the field into an "infield" and and "outfield".
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball - The Chicago Cubs needed a miracle... they got Henry Rowengartner.12-year-old Henry Rowengartner is a Little Leaguer who is a little...inept at playing (as in, he inadvertently throws a fielded ball over the outfield fence instead of to the infield).
Source: Film / Rookie of the Year
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