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.
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Then, in the top of the third inning, Rodriguez got the Mariners back on top, belting a solo home run to deep left center field.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Hit hit his third bomb – a 427-foot shot to center field – in the seventh inning, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0 and sending the stadium into delirium.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
With one out and two on in the bottom of the sixth, Edman came out swinging on the first pitch and lofted a single to center field, a hit just soft enough for Will Smith to score the game’s go-ahead run from second base.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The team relied on Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham to man left and center field, respectively, but both players will be entering free agency.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Hit hit his third bomb – a 427-foot shot to center field – in the seventh inning, pushing the Dodgers’ lead to 5-0 and sending the stadium into delirium.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
With one out and two on in the bottom of the sixth, Edman came out swinging on the first pitch and lofted a single to center field, a hit just soft enough for Will Smith to score the game’s go-ahead run from second base.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The team relied on Cody Bellinger and Trent Grisham to man left and center field, respectively, but both players will be entering free agency.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for center field
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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