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

Freddie Freeman drives in Teoscar Hernández on a single to center field in the eighth inning for the go-ahead run. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

After Daylen Lile walked, House launched a 445-foot rocket to left-center field and the Nationals led 5-1. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Gilbert hit a 3-2 pitch 421 feet into the bleacher in right-center field in the first. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Harry Ford hit his third home run of the season over the wall in left-center field for a 6-1 lead. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for center field

• battlefield
• unconcealed
• unrepealed
• unrevealed
• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed

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