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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When the game ended, the group gathered in shallow center field for a picture.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
The fencing that supports the structure was also dislodged, leaving debris across the warning track and deep center field.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There’s a surprise at shortstop in the American League, a young first-timer in center field for the National League and a bunch of Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers rounding out the rosters on either side.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 July 2025
The Tigers have been experimenting with multiple options at both third base and center field during Vierling's absence, with Javier Baez getting the bulk of games in center and Zach McKinstry manning the hot corner.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
The fencing that supports the structure was also dislodged, leaving debris across the warning track and deep center field.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
There’s a surprise at shortstop in the American League, a young first-timer in center field for the National League and a bunch of Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers rounding out the rosters on either side.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 July 2025
The Tigers have been experimenting with multiple options at both third base and center field during Vierling's absence, with Javier Baez getting the bulk of games in center and Zach McKinstry manning the hot corner.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.
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