内野手(ないやしゅ)

ないやしゅ
noun
infielder (baseball)
1. infielder
A baseball player who plays a defensive position in the infield — first base, second base, shortstop, or third base.
彼(かれ)は内野手(ないやしゅ)だ。
He is an infielder.
内野手(ないやしゅ)がゴロを捕(と)って一塁(いちるい)に送球(そうきゅう)した。
The infielder fielded the grounder and threw to first base.
高校(こうこう)時代(じだい)は内野手(ないやしゅ)として遊撃手(ゆうげきしゅ)を守(まも)っていた。
In high school, I played shortstop as an infielder.

Composed of 内野(ないや) (infield) + 手(しゅ) (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(いちるいしゅ): first baseman
  • 二塁手(にるいしゅ): second baseman
  • 遊撃手(ゆうげきしゅ): shortstop
  • 三塁手(さんるいしゅ): third baseman

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 外野手(がいやしゅ): outfielder — plays in the outfield (left, center, right field)
  • 投手(とうしゅ): pitcher — the player who throws the ball to the batter
  • 捕手(ほしゅ): catcher — the player who receives the pitcher's throws
  • 野手(やしゅ): fielder — general term for any non-pitcher position player
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