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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Yet there was Priester, about 30 minutes before the first pitch, warming up in center field, in full view of the Cubs and everyone else at American Family Field.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But the bottom of the fourth inning is where the wheels fell off for Early after Cody Bellinger’s bloop hit to short center field resulted in a double after Ceddanne Rafaela’s diving attempt didn’t work out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Roman Anthony was arguably the team's second-half MVP, Ceddanne Rafaela is an elite defender in center field, and Wilyer Abreu provides more useful pop in the lineup from the left side while being a superior defender to Duran.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That play out in center field the other day kind of flared it up a little bit.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
But the bottom of the fourth inning is where the wheels fell off for Early after Cody Bellinger’s bloop hit to short center field resulted in a double after Ceddanne Rafaela’s diving attempt didn’t work out.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Roman Anthony was arguably the team's second-half MVP, Ceddanne Rafaela is an elite defender in center field, and Wilyer Abreu provides more useful pop in the lineup from the left side while being a superior defender to Duran.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
That play out in center field the other day kind of flared it up a little bit.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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