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

Herrera then drove a 1-2 slider 430 feet to center field for his 15th home run, handing Romano his fourth blown save. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Turned out an innocent fly ball to center field had managed to turn a whole stadium upside-down. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Miami got a run back in the third with Stowers’ two-out homer over the left-center field wall. — Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Right fielder Seiya Suzuki hit a solo home run to center field, and Bregman’s second home run of the game went to left-center field. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 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