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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With Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who pitched a complete game for Los Angeles in Game 2, warming up to take the mound if the game went to a 19th inning, Freeman made sure that wasn’t the case with a towering walk-off home run to center field off Toronto reliever Brendon Little.
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
If the manager does opt for a new look, Tommy Edman or Kike Hernandez could make the most sense as a replacement in center field.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
That was a 109-mph missile over the center field fence, much higher than its intended target and hundreds of feet farther.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition to his work at third base, Garcia also played multiple games at shortstop and in center field.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
If the manager does opt for a new look, Tommy Edman or Kike Hernandez could make the most sense as a replacement in center field.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
That was a 109-mph missile over the center field fence, much higher than its intended target and hundreds of feet farther.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition to his work at third base, Garcia also played multiple games at shortstop and in center field.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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