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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Luis Campusano’s third hit in 18 at-bats this spring was a bloop single to center field.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Schuck started the game with a single to center field.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
With two outs, Baez jumped on a fastball and drove it over the center field fence, but Senga quickly got the next out.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Jackson usually parks closer to center field, but his preferred parking spot was taken before school began in the morning.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Schuck started the game with a single to center field.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
With two outs, Baez jumped on a fastball and drove it over the center field fence, but Senga quickly got the next out.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
Jackson usually parks closer to center field, but his preferred parking spot was taken before school began in the morning.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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