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
The Mets gave Harrison Bader a day off Sunday and used Brandon Nimmo in center field, Winker in left and Ben Gamel in right.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
And four-time Gold Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier contributed his first Gold Glove-level play since joining the Dodgers, leaping up and crashing into the wall in center field to catch Tellez’s warning track drive in the fourth inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 10 Aug. 2024
Those needs were better-served by Grant McCray, the club’s 87th overall draft pick in 2019 who was called up and made his major-league debut in center field, batting ninth, Wednesday night against Braves right-handed starter Grant Holmes.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Except at center field, which has only 19 representatives in the Hall.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
And four-time Gold Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier contributed his first Gold Glove-level play since joining the Dodgers, leaping up and crashing into the wall in center field to catch Tellez’s warning track drive in the fourth inning.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 10 Aug. 2024
Those needs were better-served by Grant McCray, the club’s 87th overall draft pick in 2019 who was called up and made his major-league debut in center field, batting ninth, Wednesday night against Braves right-handed starter Grant Holmes.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Except at center field, which has only 19 representatives in the Hall.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2024
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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