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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Dombrowski said the Phillies plan to have Crawford as part of their starting outfield next season, likely in center field.
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
In 1970, when Bobby and Willie collided while running down a ball along the warning track in right-center field, Barry got mad at Bobby for hurting Willie.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger are likely out of the Giants’ price range given the Giants’ primary need for pitching, and center field Cedric Mullins just signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Bellinger can play center field, either of the corner outfield spots and first base.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
In 1970, when Bobby and Willie collided while running down a ball along the warning track in right-center field, Barry got mad at Bobby for hurting Willie.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Kyle Tucker and Cody Bellinger are likely out of the Giants’ price range given the Giants’ primary need for pitching, and center field Cedric Mullins just signed a one-year, $7 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Bellinger can play center field, either of the corner outfield spots and first base.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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