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

If Simpson doesn’t make the play, the ball may have caromed off the wall and back to center field. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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

At the current moment, the Royals also have Isaac Collins and Kyle Isbel penciled into the left and center field spots, respectively. — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Kyle Tucker scored on an Andy Pages RBI single before superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run home run 428 feet into the right-center field bleachers. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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