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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Angel Martínez has been needed to patrol center field.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Riley Agnew then battled to walk on nine pitches, with the final pitch going behind Chipman at second and into center field.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
On a fly ball to center field by Taylor Ward, the ball did something those hit at Petco Park usually don’t do, especially at night this time of year.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
In the Yankees' 11-5 win Monday, Grisham hit a deep fly ball to center field, and Rodríguez scampered back to the wall and jumped to try and make the play.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Riley Agnew then battled to walk on nine pitches, with the final pitch going behind Chipman at second and into center field.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 16 May 2025
On a fly ball to center field by Taylor Ward, the ball did something those hit at Petco Park usually don’t do, especially at night this time of year.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
In the Yankees' 11-5 win Monday, Grisham hit a deep fly ball to center field, and Rodríguez scampered back to the wall and jumped to try and make the play.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 May 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 28 May. 2025.
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