Composed of 内野 (infield) + 手 (player). Baseball is Japan's most popular sport, and baseball vocabulary appears frequently in news, manga, and daily conversation.
The four infield positions are:
- 一塁手: first baseman
- 二塁手: second baseman
- 遊撃手: shortstop
- 三塁手: third baseman
Similar words
- 外野手: outfielder — plays in the outfield (left, center, right field)
- 投手: pitcher — the player who throws the ball to the batter
- 捕手: catcher — the player who receives the pitcher's throws
- 野手: fielder — general term for any non-pitcher position player