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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The moment came in the fifth inning when Freeland got Milwaukee third baseman Luis Rengifo to fly out to deep center field.
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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
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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
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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