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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Rafaela will be in center field the remainder of the season with more injuries necessitating his Gold Glove caliber defense in the outfield.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Yamamoto struck out Alex Jackson to start the ninth, then got Coby Mayo on a fly ball to center field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
The first batter Scott faced was Emmanuel Rivera, who hit a walk-off single to center field.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Catch of the year With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Corbin Carroll got ahold of a Giolito changeup and pulled it to deep right-center field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Yamamoto struck out Alex Jackson to start the ninth, then got Coby Mayo on a fly ball to center field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
The first batter Scott faced was Emmanuel Rivera, who hit a walk-off single to center field.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Catch of the year With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Corbin Carroll got ahold of a Giolito changeup and pulled it to deep right-center field.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 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 12 Sep. 2025.
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