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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Moore had not started a game in center field since 2023.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Aptly enough, Hall figures Manning’s old office was right about where the new center field will be.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Doyle is beginning to hit the ball hard again, and the Rockies need his defense in center field.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
The host Indians took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first and held it until the fifth when Jackson launched his bomb to right center field to knot the score.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Aptly enough, Hall figures Manning’s old office was right about where the new center field will be.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Doyle is beginning to hit the ball hard again, and the Rockies need his defense in center field.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
The host Indians took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first and held it until the fifth when Jackson launched his bomb to right center field to knot the score.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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