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

This season, Roccaforte patrolled center field in Double-A Northwest Arkansas and in Triple-A Omaha. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Dodgers fans walk past vibrant plants behind photos of former Dodgerss outside center field at Dodger Stadium on Friday. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Oneil Cruz tied it on his 20th home run of the season, starting the fourth inning with a drive to center field off a curveball left hanging in the middle of the zone by Wacha. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Multiple reminders came with Jones manning center field in Minnesota. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 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