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

The moment came in the fifth inning when Freeland got Milwaukee third baseman Luis Rengifo to fly out to deep center field. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 June 2026

Kyle Finnegan entered and retired Jhonny Peralta on a lineout to center field to end the inning. —ABC News, 7 June 2026

Georgia Rickenbacker made a diving catch in center field to end the first. —Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 June 2026

However, freshman leadoff hitter Ryan Aldrich drew a walk to open the game before Jake Reyngold smoked a fastball into the left-center field gap that scored Aldrich and landed Reyngold at third. —Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 7 June 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