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

Fitzgerald, 26, and Wisely, 25, haven’t just been solid hitters this season (Fitzgerald and Wisely have a 123 and 104 OPS+, respectively), but both can play center field, providing manager Bob Melvin with lineup flexibility. —Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024

Jon Singleton added a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Bregman and Jeremy Pena posted a run-scoring single that pushed home Diaz and lifted the Astros to a 2-1 lead. —Miami Herald, 12 July 2024

Speedy shortstop Elly De La Cruz, also a first-time All-Star, doubled home Will Benson and took third when Kinley’s pickoff attempt sailed into center field. —Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 8 July 2024

After MacKenzie Gore breezed through the first, CJ Abrams opened the bottom of the inning with a homer to straightaway center field, his 14th of the season. —Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 7 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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