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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Crow-Armstrong sent the next pitch into center field for an RBI single before Witt grounded into a double play to end the inning.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Brice Turang singled on a grounder to center field to score Anthony and push the lead to 4-0.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Crow-Armstrong sent the next pitch into center field for an RBI single before Witt grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Outfielder Dasan Harris then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, giving them the lead for the first time.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Brice Turang singled on a grounder to center field to score Anthony and push the lead to 4-0.
—Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Crow-Armstrong sent the next pitch into center field for an RBI single before Witt grounded into a double play to end the inning.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Outfielder Dasan Harris then hit a sacrifice fly to center field, giving them the lead for the first time.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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