outfield
The area outside a racetrack or running track.
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my rec league started up again recently & chucking a baseball at full speed or hitting to the outfield does help with things ngl
It’s great. I haven’t watched it for years bc I uh … felt a little too second act Bridge George Bailey and uh … there’s no angels in this outfield
They spent two years rolling out any washed up piece of garbage they could grab off waivers in the outfield rather than give Tirso Ornelas a shot.
shout out to the killdeers that love to hang out and run around in the outfield where my baseball team practices
Phillies takeaways: Aaron Nola changes up, outfield construction, fly-ball singles https://www.newsbeep.com/us/625108/ Needing one more pitch to complete six scoreless innings, Aaron Nola went for a right-on-right c…
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The area outside a racetrack or running track.
He hit a long fly ball to the outfield in the gap to left.
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(cricket) The region of the field roughly outside of the infield or the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.
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“my rec league started up again recently & chucking a baseball at full speed or hitting to the outfield does help with things ngl”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It’s great. I haven’t watched it for years bc I uh … felt a little too second act Bridge George Bailey and uh … there’s no angels in this outfield”
— Bluesky· May 2026“They spent two years rolling out any washed up piece of garbage they could grab off waivers in the outfield rather than give Tirso Ornelas a shot.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“shout out to the killdeers that love to hang out and run around in the outfield where my baseball team practices”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Phillies takeaways: Aaron Nola changes up, outfield construction, fly-ball singles https://www.newsbeep.com/us/625108/ Needing one more pitch to complete six scoreless innings, Aaron Nola went for a right-on-right changeup, a pitch…”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(baseball, softball) The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
He hit a long fly ball to the outfield in the gap to left.
"outfield" means: The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"outfield" means: The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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