center field

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noun (1)

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

center fielder

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noun (2)

: the baseball or softball player stationed in center field

Examples of center field in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a fly ball to center field

She used to be a shortstop but now she plays center field.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Defensively, Crow-Armstrong led major-league outfielders with 26 outs above average (OAA) and a 26 fielding run value (FRV) on the way to earning his second consecutive Gold Glove in center field. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

The team’s biggest question marks entering the offseason are second base, third base, center field and the bullpen. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

However, Hamilton made up for it the next frame in a big way, leading off the top of the fifth inning with a solo home run to right center field off Griffin Jax, whose solid start ended on a bad note. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Chourio and Yelich scored as the ball trickled into center field. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

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