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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As Sheets lay on his back on the warning track, Jackson Merrill ran over from center field and knelt over Sheets.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Brady Guth’s single to center field drove in Thomas to make it 2-1.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
That left the Tigers with a major hole in center field and plenty of questions at third base.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Marlins were using him in center field before the trade to New York.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Brady Guth’s single to center field drove in Thomas to make it 2-1.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
That left the Tigers with a major hole in center field and plenty of questions at third base.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025
The Marlins were using him in center field before the trade to New York.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 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 9 Jun. 2025.
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