backup infielder

collocation in English

meaningsofbackupandinfielder

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backup
adjective[only before noun]
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/ˈbæk.ʌp/us
/ˈbæk.ʌp/
supporting the main singer, performer, ...
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infielder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪnˌfiːl.dər/us
/ˈɪnˌfiːl.dɚ/
(In baseball) an infielder is any of the four players who regularly play between the positions of first base and ...
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(Definition ofbackupandinfielderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The player chosen to be a pinch hitter is often abackupinfielderor outfielder.
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She was used mostly as a spot starter, middle reliever andbackupinfielder.
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In the 2010 season he played as abackupinfielderat first and third base and as a pinch hitter.
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He stayed there for three seasons, being used sparingly as abackupinfielderin 236 games.
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In an 8-season playing career, he batted.213, often playing around 75100 games a year, serving as a good fieldingbackupinfielder.
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A very valuablebackupinfielder, he never batted above.216 in a season.
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He began the season as abackupinfielder, but ended up playing in a majority of the team's games due to injuries and poor performance by other players.
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Rose managed and served as abackupinfielderuntil the end of the season, when he retired as a player.
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After another stint in the minors in 1949, he was abackupinfielder, pinch hitter, and pinch runner for the 1950 season, and continued in that role through 1952.
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Young was acquired to be abackupinfielderand provide a veteran presence on the team.
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