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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During McNeil’s rehab assignment, the veteran played some games in center field.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Two innings after the Astros tied the game 2-2, the longest of Tatis’ National League-leading eight home runs cleared the wall in center field and set things at least temporarily back on course for a team whose six-game road trip has begun with some bumps.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
So many contending teams -- the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies among them -- have needs in center field.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Brent Iredale finished a long at-bat with a sac fly to center field that scored Wehiwa.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Two innings after the Astros tied the game 2-2, the longest of Tatis’ National League-leading eight home runs cleared the wall in center field and set things at least temporarily back on course for a team whose six-game road trip has begun with some bumps.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025
So many contending teams -- the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies among them -- have needs in center field.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Brent Iredale finished a long at-bat with a sac fly to center field that scored Wehiwa.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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