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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Saarloos argued with multiple umpires, then went back to the dugout to grab a leather bag before making a slow walk to the exit in center field.
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Jim Barnes
may 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Oswald Peraza reached down in the zone for a curveball, sending it to center field for the walk-off single.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Massey began the inning as the automatic runner at second base, stole third, and then scored on Garcia’s flyball to center field off Cooper Criswell (1-1).
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Walks to Tristan Peters and Drew Romo loaded the bases for Andrew Benintendi, who brought home Hays with a sacrifice fly to center field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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Jim Barnes
may 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Oswald Peraza reached down in the zone for a curveball, sending it to center field for the walk-off single.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
Massey began the inning as the automatic runner at second base, stole third, and then scored on Garcia’s flyball to center field off Cooper Criswell (1-1).
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Walks to Tristan Peters and Drew Romo loaded the bases for Andrew Benintendi, who brought home Hays with a sacrifice fly to center field.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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