center field

noun

1

: the position of the player for defending center field

2

: the part of the baseball outfield between right and left field

center fielder noun

Examples of center field in a Sentence

a fly ball to center field

She used to be a shortstop but now she plays center field.

Recent Examples on the Web

Two batters later, Yau hit a double to center field that scored Gupta and senior Joshua Parras to give Logan a 3-0 cushion. —Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024

The throw from catcher Christian Bethancourt sailed into center field, and McKinstry kept going, but he was thrown out at the plate by center fielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. The Marlins evened the score in the fifth. —Miami Herald, 14 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

center field

noun

1

: the part of the baseball outfield between right field and left field

2

: the position of the player defending center field

center fielder noun