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

Riley drove the go-ahead blast over the wall in right-center field. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

There is a wider range of outcomes for Grisham, who could return to center field — where, in his absence, rookie Spencer Jones has impressed — come off the bench, or miss the WIld Card roster entirely. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Sousa’s third pitch was roped to center field by the pinch-hitting Stefanic for a two-run single that put the A’s ahead 2-1. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Teel scored on a sacrifice fly to center field by Miguel Vargas. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 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