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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The Cardinals scored five runs in the fifth, topped off by Walker's 459-foot blast to left-center field.
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
His single muscled off the end of his bat into left-center field sent Tatis sprinting around third base and sliding across the plate with the go-ahead run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
People near the front of the big stage out in center field had been throwing shoes and sandals on stage on the first date, July 23, and even more on the second date, July 24.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team's first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
His single muscled off the end of his bat into left-center field sent Tatis sprinting around third base and sliding across the plate with the go-ahead run.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
People near the front of the big stage out in center field had been throwing shoes and sandals on stage on the first date, July 23, and even more on the second date, July 24.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team's first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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