How to Use outfield in a Sentence

outfield

noun
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  • The team has one of the best outfields in the league.
  • He threw the ball to home plate from the outfield.
  • The sausages stretched in the outfield as the chefs lined up along the third base line.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024
  • The ball sailed into the night, over the outfield, over the fence.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • His best fit may be as a DH with maybe a third of his games in the outfield.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • In 2023, Meadows projects as a starter in the outfield.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The outfield All-Star hit the 10-day IL with a hamstring strain.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2024
  • For the first time in a long time the Guardians have a functional outfield.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Fans watched the Marysville game from cars parked along the outfield perimeter.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The new outfield walls for Rickwood Field will be padded.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Cave was standing in the outfield grass in right field when he was hit in the top of the forehead.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
  • Left fielder Aaron Hicks ran across the outfield but dropped the ball while tumbling to the grass.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The ball traveled far enough in the outfield for Rogers to score and the Tigers to take a 1-0 lead on the sacrifice fly.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Scars of the 2011 debacle are just as fresh as those skinned knees in the outfield.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
  • Justin Johnson ripped his 16th long ball of the year off a light fixture in the outfield.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 10 June 2023
  • That said, don’t expect to see much of Soler in the outfield.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
  • With the addition of Benge in the system, the Mets now have their outfield of the future.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
  • Left fielder Austin Hays will start in the outfield, and Cano and Bautista will likely pitch out of the bullpen.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2023
  • Heyman’s hard ground ball skipped off the heel of Jimenez’s glove and went into the outfield.
    — Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Where to sit: Bring a blanket and lounge on the grass berm overlooking the outfield.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Bellinger could still sign in a hybrid first base/outfield role.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • If the Phillies had pulled off the road wins, the team planned to celebrate by jumping into the outfield pool.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Attendees basked in the bright sun sitting in the outfield of the park’s baseball field.
    — Jenna Smith, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • His future may be in the outfield and at first base, depending on the team’s needs.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Calhoun has played mostly first base with one start at DH and the other in the outfield.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • He’s drawn high praise in the outfield, mostly playing in right field.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Both players spent most of their first two big-league seasons in the outfield.
    — Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Video taken from the outfield stands showed one person run up to Acuña and put his arm around him.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Games might include ping pong in the outfield, a backflip catch, a batter on stilts or a twerking umpire.
    — Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hernandez or Chris Taylor could start at second base in his place with Andy Pages an option in the outfield.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024

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