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

Mia Williams drove Taylor Tinsley‘s first pitch off the padding in center field for a long single. —Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

In the fourth, Max Galvin was hit by a pitch before Alex Sosa sent a 1-1 offering off the batter’s eye in center field to tie the game at 2-2. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026

Saylor Timmerman replaced Burnham and walked Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp before Grant blasted a 260-foot homer that hit a metal fence beyond the wall in left-center field. —Daily News, 30 May 2026

Connor Schwettman hit a bolt to center field, but was robbed on a diving catch by Eli Irvine. —John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for center field

• battlefield
• unconcealed
• unrepealed
• unrevealed
• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed

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