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

After signing his contract, Robert Jr. started the 2020 season on the South Side of Chicago, Robert Jr. won a Gold Glove in center field and came in second in Rookie of Year voting. —Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025

San Diego has Fernando Tatis Jr. in right field and Jackson Merrill in center field for the foreseeable future. —Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025

For all of his offensive exploits, Crow-Armstrong might be even more electrifying in center field, where he is set to start for the NL. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025

Bridges loved his infield range, and other scouts raved about his versatility in center field. —Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025

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